From "The Times" today ref Formula 1

Article 6.5.5 of the FIA's technical regulations states: "No fuel on
board the car may be more than 10C (50F) below ambient temperature".

(Of course the actual 6.5.5 simply leaves it at 10C with no conversion
so FIA are for once in the clear!)

How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
Of course, you might blame Google which simply converts 10C to 50F
without any caveats.

Oh dear!

The Times is dreadful for its ridiculous conversions. I have seen
such nonsense as "the height of the waves probably exceeded 10 metres
(32.808399 feet)"

Jack

wrote :

From "The Times" today ref Formula 1

Article 6.5.5 of the FIA's technical regulations states: "No fuel on
board the car may be more than 10C (50F) below ambient temperature".

(Of course the actual 6.5.5 simply leaves it at 10C with no conversion
so FIA are for once in the clear!)

How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
Of course, you might blame Google which simply converts 10C to 50F
without any caveats.

Oh dear!

The Times is dreadful for its ridiculous conversions. I have seen
such nonsense as "the height of the waves probably exceeded 10 metres
(32.808399 feet)"

The RMetSoc publication house-style uses °C for actual temperatures
and degC for temperature differences and ranges. When I tried to
introduce this to my newspaper columns, they were hastily converted
to C for actual temperatures and °C for ranges by the subs. They
still are.

Philip

On 23 Oct, 11:57, "Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:
wrote :



From "The Times" today ref Formula 1

Article 6.5.5 of the FIA's technical regulations states: "No fuel on
board the car may be more than 10C (50F) below ambient temperature".

(Of course the actual 6.5.5 simply leaves it at 10C with no conversion
so FIA are for once in the clear!)

How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
Of course, you might blame Google which simply converts 10C to 50F
without any caveats.

Oh dear!

The Times is dreadful for its ridiculous conversions. I have seen
such nonsense as "the height of the waves probably exceeded 10 metres
(32.808399 feet)"

The RMetSoc publication house-style uses °C for actual temperatures
and degC for temperature differences and ranges. When I tried to
introduce this to my newspaper columns, they were hastily converted
to C for actual temperatures and °C for ranges by the subs. They
still are.

I was told to say degrees Centigrade for actual temperatures and
Centigrade degrees when referring to differences.

Martin


Philip

On 23 Oct, 13:14, JPG wrote:
On 23 Oct, 11:57, "Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:



wrote :

From "The Times" today ref Formula 1

Article 6.5.5 of the FIA's technical regulations states: "No fuel on
board the car may be more than 10C (50F) below ambient temperature".

(Of course the actual 6.5.5 simply leaves it at 10C with no conversion
so FIA are for once in the clear!)

How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
Of course, you might blame Google which simply converts 10C to 50F
without any caveats.

Oh dear!

The Times is dreadful for its ridiculous conversions. I have seen
such nonsense as "the height of the waves probably exceeded 10 metres
(32.808399 feet)"

The RMetSoc publication house-style uses °C for actual temperatures
and degC for temperature differences and ranges. When I tried to
introduce this to my newspaper columns, they were hastily converted
to C for actual temperatures and °C for ranges by the subs. They
still are.

I was told to say degrees Centigrade for actual temperatures and
Centigrade degrees when referring to differences.

Martin



Philip

In case any one is as puzzled as me, I think that I have the answer.
A temperature of 10 C is the same as 50 F, but a temperature
difference of 10 C is only 18 F.

Perhaps the offending teams were using American Fahrenheit
thermometers :-)

On Oct 23, 11:21 am, "Jack )"
wrote:
From "The Times" today ref Formula 1

Article 6.5.5 of the FIA's technical regulations states: "No fuel on
board the car may be more than 10C (50F) below ambient temperature".

(Of course the actual 6.5.5 simply leaves it at 10C with no conversion
so FIA are for once in the clear!)

How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
Of course, you might blame Google which simply converts 10C to 50F
without any caveats.

Oh dear!

The Times is dreadful for its ridiculous conversions. I have seen
such nonsense as "the height of the waves probably exceeded 10 metres
(32.808399 feet)"

Jack

You're *assuming* they passed GCSE science, of course. :-)
They probably did, but they have not even an elementary feel for
numbers. I've got an O Level in Economics. God knows how, and you
wouldn't come to me for advice on that subject.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Alastair wrote:

In case any one is as puzzled as me, I think that I have the answer.
A temperature of 10 C is the same as 50 F, but a temperature
difference of 10 C is only 18 F.

I wasn't puzzled before, but I am now.

Q: How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
A: A temperature of 10 C is the same as 50 F, but a temperature
difference of 10 C is only 18 F.

No, I can't make that fit at all.
--
Steve Loft
Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL. http://sanday.org.uk/weather
Free weather station softwa http://sandaysoft.com/

On 23 Oct, 16:07, Steve Loft wrote:


I wasn't puzzled before, but I am now.

Q: How did these reporters manage to pass the statutory GCSE in science?
A: A temperature of 10 C is the same as 50 F, but a temperature
difference of 10 C is only 18 F.

No, I can't make that fit at all.


Yes you can, because 0 C is 32 F, and 50 F minus 32 F equals 18 F.

wrote:

Yes you can, because 0 C is 32 F, and 50 F minus 32 F equals 18 F.

Yes, yes, even someone without a GCSE in science should be able to work
that one out, but the question was - oh, never mind.
--
Steve Loft
Sanday, Orkney. 5m ASL. http://sanday.org.uk/weather
Free weather station softwa http://sandaysoft.com/

Jack ) wrote:

From "The Times" today ref Formula 1

Article 6.5.5 of the FIA's technical regulations states: "No fuel on
board the car may be more than 10C (50F) below ambient temperature".



That's almost a offensive as when a weather presenter says that temps will
be double or half what they were yesterday.


--
Brian Wakem