Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 17 Dec 1996 18:30:38 -0500 | From | Neil Moore <> | Subject | Re: GB vs MB - a proposal |
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> > > Anno Domini 17 Dec 96 at 14:09, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > > Note that MB won't hack it > > unless "B" stands for Mr. Bell, i.e., dB (decibels). > > > Hmmm.. How loud is MegaBel ?? > 1 dB = 0.1 B so 1 MB = 10'000'000 dB, _very_ loud indeed :)
Especially when considering that bels are measured exponentially. 1 MB is 1E100000 times as loud as 100dB, which is approximately the human pain threshold.
-- -Neil Moore http://www.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us/~amethyst (finger amethyst@valjean.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us for my Geek Code)
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