<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 11, 2007, at 9:30 PM, Fred Huber wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">the actual conversion is F = (9/5)*C +32. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">You can test the conversion factor easilly. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">-40F = -40C and 212 F = 100 C. (simultaneous equation solving on those two is how the conversion formula is derived)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Not to quibble (he quibbled) , the two conditions for which the equation was developed were the freezing point and boiling point of water. 0C = 32F and 100C = 212F. -40F or C was a result of the equation, not a criteria in its development.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte<BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title="JonLowe@aol.com" href="mailto:JonLowe@aol.com">JonLowe@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:10 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Lasers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/11/2007 8:45:33 PM Central Standard Time, <A href="mailto:natpenton@centurytel.net">natpenton@centurytel.net</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face="Arial">Tom<BR>We don't know what 38C is. Sounds cold. Happy NewYear. Nat</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Easy way approximation:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>F=(Cx2) + 30</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>F=(38x2) + 30</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>F= 106 = Damn hot!</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size="2" ptsize="10">Jon Lowe<BR></FONT></DIV><DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A> <DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 1/10/2007<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>