X-GM-THRID: 1206921322453159741 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: aa9578b8e58c2febf393db68035d4d2439e2cab7 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.127.17 with SMTP id z17cs47192wrc; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:55:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.242.3 with SMTP id p3mr2162949nfh; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:55:08 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id r33si2664217nfc.2006.06.22.23.55.07; Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:55:08 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1FtfPV-0003SW-H8 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:44:57 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1FtfPV-0003SN-3l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:44:57 +0100 Received: from smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net ([212.135.6.13]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FtfPQ-0006H2-Sy for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:44:56 +0100 Received: from tnt-2-90.easynet.co.uk ([195.40.196.90] helo=captbrian) by smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 1FtfOB-000PHO-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:43:36 +0100 Message-ID: <002301c69690$4cd321c0$5ac428c3@captbrian> From: "captbrian" To: References: <521.130bed0.31cc71fb@aol.com> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:41:41 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: where is 1st. harmonic Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5466 That's because you kids who have been separated by rebellion for 230 years next week don't know the meaning of words in English. A floor is a raised platform . Try an _English_ dictionary.;-)) The ground is not a raised platform so it is not a floor. If you have several raised platforms above the ground level it is logical to call the first one you construct or come to:: the first _floor_ The French word Niveau really complicates things. Do you think this independence thing will last ? G3GVB ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: 22 June 2006 23:21 Subject: Re: LF: where is 1st. harmonic > Rik's answer is sound (pun intended, as the whole thing relates back to > music). In physics, anything in sinusoidal oscillation is said to be in harmonic > motion. So, yes, the first harmonic is the fundamental frequency. > > Now, if you want to talk about a REAL mystery (or so it seems to those of us > outside the motherland, anyway) consider that first floor and first storey in > a building are synonymous here, but are two different levels on that side of > the pond. That's even worse than overtones not being quite synonymous with > harmonics. > > :-) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/372 - Release Date: 21/06/06