tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Mar 04 09:37:15 1999
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Re: cheb'a' to the Kg. was (Re: Higher math)
Voragh:
> This is literally "The ship weighs 375,000 {cheb'a'mey}" -- "375 {SaD}",
> [...]
> Speaking of which... is Okrand's math right? One {cheb} = ca. 2.25 kg/5
> lbs, and according to charghwI's interview with Okrand one {cheb'a'} = 9
> {chebmey}. So the BoP weighs ca. 7,593,750 kg. Where did the 8.7 KT
> figure come from? Is a kiloton one million tons?
muHwI':
>1 kiloton = 1,000 tons = 1,000 x 1,000 kg = 1,000,000 kg
>- We don't know how much a cheb really is
>- this ship cannot weigh *exactly* 375,000 cheb'a'mey
'oghwI':
: perhaps the conversion was into newtons and then (so we have a normal
: refference) into Kg. If the gravity on Qo'noS was greater then.. No. That
: does not work :}
: acctualy working it bakwards.... {:
: I get one cheb to be about 2.5. How accurate is that 2.25 you quoted?
It comes from Marc Okrand's post to the newsgroup
msn.onstage.startrek.expert.okrand on October 22, 1997 (Subject: Re:
Weights and Measures):
"A common unit of weight is <cheb>, which is around five pounds
(2.25 kg or so)."
Note his careful use of the qualifiers "around" and "or so"; this is only a
rough approximation. From the same post Okrand said,
"We don't know a whole lot about Klingon weights and measures,
but here's a little more information that may be helpful."
The man hates to paint himself into a corner.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons