Colnago marketing needs to run this stuff by their engineers ...

http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php
"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."

power output in units of mass?
Uh, kilograms is an SI unit, its not like this is an imperial vs. SI
discrepancy.

This reminds me of the Journal of Irriproducible Results whereby a fly
is turned into enery via a fusion reaction (safety glasses
recommended). Power is in units of energy per unit time,
e.g. Joule / sec (Watt))
If they want to turn mass into power, either fission, fusion or
combusion will be required.

Perhaps they should run the marketing stuff past their engineers, who
probably learned this type of material before they attend the
university:
http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

-bdbafh

On Feb 10, 5:42 pm, "bdbafh" wrote:
http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php
"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."

power output in units of mass?
Uh, kilograms is an SI unit, its not like this is an imperial vs. SI
discrepancy.

This reminds me of the Journal of Irriproducible Results whereby a fly
is turned into enery via a fusion reaction (safety glasses
recommended). Power is in units of energy per unit time,
e.g. Joule / sec (Watt))
If they want to turn mass into power, either fission, fusion or
combusion will be required.

Perhaps they should run the marketing stuff past their engineers,

Are you kidding??? You wanna make the marketeers deal in actual
facts??? Not bloody likely anytime soon......


who
probably learned this type of material before they attend the
university:http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

-bdbafh

someone snipes anonymously:

http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php

"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."

power output in units of mass?

Uh, kilograms is an SI unit, its not like this is an imperial vs. SI
discrepancy.

I take it you don't live in a metric society where goods are sold by
the kilo and the heft of a bag with such a quantity is a common force
known to the public.

There aren't many scales graduated in newtons for public use while the
kg is a known force to most people in metric countries. I think you
are confusing your conversion tables and homework problems with life.
People still weigh things in grams and kilograms, which are forces
indicated on balance or spring scales, in a food or hardware stores.

This reminds me of the Journal of Irriproducible Results whereby a
fly is turned into enery via a fusion reaction (safety glasses
recommended). Power is in units of energy per unit time, e.g. Joule
/ sec (Watt))

If they want to turn mass into power, either fission, fusion or
combusion will be required.

Don't impress yourself with technical jargon.

Perhaps they should run the marketing stuff past their engineers,
who probably learned this type of material before they attend the
university:

http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

Perhaps you need to get in touch with reality.

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Jobst Brandt

wrote:
someone snipes anonymously:

http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php

"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."

power output in units of mass?

Uh, kilograms is an SI unit, its not like this is an imperial vs. SI
discrepancy.

I take it you don't live in a metric society where goods are sold by
the kilo and the heft of a bag with such a quantity is a common force
known to the public.

There aren't many scales graduated in newtons for public use while the
kg is a known force to most people in metric countries. I think you
are confusing your conversion tables and homework problems with life.
People still weigh things in grams and kilograms, which are forces
indicated on balance or spring scales, in a food or hardware stores.

This reminds me of the Journal of Irriproducible Results whereby a
fly is turned into enery via a fusion reaction (safety glasses
recommended). Power is in units of energy per unit time, e.g. Joule
/ sec (Watt))

If they want to turn mass into power, either fission, fusion or
combusion will be required.

Don't impress yourself with technical jargon.

Perhaps they should run the marketing stuff past their engineers,
who probably learned this type of material before they attend the
university:

http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

Perhaps you need to get in touch with reality.

bdbafhbdbafhbdbafhbdbafhbdbafhbdbafhbdbafhbdbafhbd bafhbdbafhbdbafhbdbafh

Jobst Brandt

Oh my.

D'ohBoy

On Feb 10, 7:55 pm, wrote:
someone snipes anonymously:

http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php

"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."
power output in units of mass?
Uh, kilograms is an SI unit, its not like this is an imperial vs. SI
discrepancy.

I take it you don't live in a metric society where goods are sold by
the kilo and the heft of a bag with such a quantity is a common force
known to the public.

There aren't many scales graduated in newtons for public use while the
kg is a known force to most people in metric countries. I think you
are confusing your conversion tables and homework problems with life.
People still weigh things in grams and kilograms, which are forces
indicated on balance or spring scales, in a food or hardware stores.

This reminds me of the Journal of Irriproducible Results whereby a
fly is turned into enery via a fusion reaction (safety glasses
recommended). Power is in units of energy per unit time, e.g. Joule
/ sec (Watt))
If they want to turn mass into power, either fission, fusion or
combusion will be required.

Don't impress yourself with technical jargon.

Perhaps they should run the marketing stuff past their engineers,
who probably learned this type of material before they attend the
university:

http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

Perhaps you need to get in touch with reality.

bdbafh

Jobst Brandt

so now, force [=] power?
still wrong.

-bdbafh

On 11 Feb, 00:42, "bdbafh" wrote:
http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php
"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."
power output in units of mass?

Though your remark is technically correct, I am sure that not many
customers would question the intended meaning of it. Let's put it this
way.
Suppose we, learned enthusiasts, were assigned to write something
technically correct, insisting that the message should be to emphasise
the, alledged, wonders these cranks offer matching our unbelievably
high power output. .
I would quickly resign.

A lot better to give some figure carrying the same significance as the
highest compression in Hermann Maier's legs or in some Maciste
weightlifter, in the same crooked, but well understood, units as
Jobst's scale.

Sergio
Pisa

On Feb 10, 11:42 pm, "bdbafh" wrote:
http://www.colnago.com/en/catalogo2007/index.php
"... all have a power output of 180 kg for each pedal stroke."

power output in units of mass?
Uh, kilograms is an SI unit, its not like this is an imperial vs. SI
discrepancy.

Or it could have been correct originally and the phrase "power output"
could be an error in translation - betcha that was originally written
in Italian. You could go through that whole ad picking up on little
misphrasings like "conical oversize down tube and top tube tubing" and
"personalized custom sizes" which all suggest a slightly odd
translation.

Personally I'm more offended by the description of the bike being
"born" rather than "designed"...

This reminds me of the Journal of Irriproducible Results whereby a fly
is turned into enery via a fusion reaction (safety glasses
recommended). Power is in units of energy per unit time,
e.g. Joule / sec (Watt))
If they want to turn mass into power, either fission, fusion or
combusion will be required.

Perhaps they should run the marketing stuff past their engineers, who
probably learned this type of material before they attend the
university:http://www.physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

-bdbafh

On 11 Feb, 14:00, "Marvin" wrote:
Or it could have been correct originally and the phrase "power output"
could be an error in translation - betcha that was originally written in Italian.

In this case it must have been 'forza esplosiva', still wrong of
course.

Sergio
Pisa