From: Todd Benson <caduceass@...>
Date: 2008-11-15T11:27:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Unit Conversion (#183)

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com> wrote:
>
> On Nov 14, 2008, at 11:20 , Matthew Moss wrote:
>
>>>> Note to everyone else: using another lib, such as stick, is considered
>>>> cheating for this quiz.  :D
>
> so... `units` isn't a library... is this cheating?
>
>>> def units(n, i, o) `units "#{n} #{i}" #{o}`[/[\d\.]+/].to_f; end
> => nil
>>> units 50, :mi, :km
> => 80.4672
>
> :D
>
> I assume it is... but I also assume it isn't a real contender for the intent
> of the quiz in the first place (which is a shame, because this is much
> better reuse).

Don't forget mass can be converted to energy :)

Excellent quiz!  Waiting for some good answers!

Todd