Re: [Phys-l] Fun/cool unit conversion example?

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

The shed is apparently still acceptable?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_(unit)

bc


On 2010, Jan 19, , at 03:48, John Denker wrote:

> On a related note, a facetious non-real-world
> conversion would be to compare agriculture to
> high-energy physics by calculating the area of
> the proverbial broad side of a barn, measured in 
> barns.  One barn = 100 fm^2.