(SNES) Dimensional Analysis Tool

["Les Coleman" <les11@cox.net>]

Hi

The FDO dimensional analysis tool seems to be working fairly reliably (gives
valid answers) if ocassionally ineligantly (for example its doesn't
recognize that x*y-y*x is zero, it gives the answer as x*y-y*x which is
correct if a bit stupid). It is rather helful when you are working in
physics with variables that are very complex  like forces , pressures,
(pascals), velocities, accelerations, work, energy and tomfoolery. It has
explantory notes which you can request, and literally thousands of possible
units of measure you can set (don't like working in units like meters,
kilograms and seconds, well have at it with miles, ounces and centuries if
you like). It supports a wide range of composite units likes volts,
horsepower, newtons,
pascals, coulombs, and yes even furlongs and fortnights.

It supports user units (megaFrogs/kiloPonds perhaps?). It supports all the
SI (Systeme Internationale) power of ten prefixes
from 10e-24 (yocto) to 10e24 (yotto) and all points in between. So
gigaFurlongs/megaFortnight is valid if ludicrous.

If you really are a bit of the deep end try the following in the dimensional
analyzer. They are both syntactically valid!!!!
           15 men on a dead mans chest / (yo ho ho and a bottle of rum)
or
            Pease porridge hot Pease porridge cold Pease porridge in the pot
9 days old

Kudos to anyone who correctly determines what eithe of the above means
before trying them in the dimensional analyzer.
If you are really good, predict the value of
           15 exactly
before you enter it.

Of course you can use it for mundane and practical things as well like
converting 2000 fahrenheit to Kelvin, or 20000 mph
to meters per second.

Les Coleman
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