Talk:Human scale
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Can we get some order-of-magnitude comparisons:
- lightest touch that can be sensed vs. heaviest weight that can be lifted?
- loudest sound that can be endured vs. softest sound that can be heard?
- pitch that can be heard
- wavelength of visible light
Does anyone have an idea for a "human scale" of energy? The energy in a meal? Energy of running a mile? Energy spectrum of fatal injuries, using the "energy dumping" theory? The Anome
- added a couple to the list above -- Tarquin 14:55 Feb 24, 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Do kilogram & newton belong?
Since when are kilograms or Netwons considered more natural "human-scale" units? I don't think there are any "official" units for force or weight that are more natural, but the force of a punch or some other human activity and the average weight of a human come to mind as rough replacements. At any rate, I think we can do better than just plain Netwons and kg, which don't seem particularly human-scale IMHO. At least "tens of Newtons" or similar would be much better. --Cybercobra (talk) 09:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
