Re: absolute pressure

[Fran Poodry <FPoodry@AOL.COM>]

In a message dated 6/5/02 7:13:08 PM, LISTSERV@lists.nau.edu writes:

> BTW.Do you remember how can you find the height of a building using a
> mercury barometer???
>
> Herb Gottlieb from New York City
> (Where we have found ingenious ways to measure the heights of our
> buildings with mercury barometers)

I don't think anyone actually responded to this part of Herb's posting.  As I
recall, you go to the building superintendent and say, "If you will tell me
the height of this building, I will give you this nice barometer."

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-Fran Poodry
Williamstown High School
Williamstown, NJ