  alphapointe Premium,MVM join:2002-02-10 Columbia, MO clubs: | reply to raythompsontn Re: Nice Scam by Cingular
"What the hell is a gigawatt?" |
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 KB2PSM
join:2002-08-06 Long Beach, NY | giga stands for 10 to the 9th power.
In the above example, it refers to 1,2100,000,000 watts. |
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 raythompsontn
join:2001-01-11 Oliver Springs, TN
| reply to alphapointe said by alphapointe :"What the hell is a gigawatt?" Enough to crinkle your rectum by golly.
Perhaps I should have written it a jiga-watt and perhaps it would ring a bell if you were to go back to the future. |
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  koolman2 Premium join:2002-10-01 Anchorage, AK
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| reply to KB2PSM said by KB2PSM :giga stands for 10 to the 9th power. In the above example, it refers to 1,2100,000,000 watts. He was quoting the movie, "Back to the Future". -- A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. |
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