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broto
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today, sitting in AP physics, i had a revelation. we were doing some pertaining to a 70kg person under the normal force of gravity, 9.8 m/s/s. 70 x 9.8 happens to be 686. Is this the inspiration for the outerwear company 686? a 70kg snowboarder in freefall?

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Oct 2 2013 5:48PM
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broto
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that's crazy. it seemed perfect
Oct 2 2013 5:58PM
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broto
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yeah but 70kg is like an average person. could have been what they though an average snowboarder would weigh.
Oct 2 2013 6:11PM
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Benson.
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Why would they randomly choose 70 kg as the average weight of a snowboarder? And why would they be thinking in terms of kilograms in the first place?
Oct 2 2013 6:20PM
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broto
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maybe it would be they weight of one of the founders? maybe they just chose one? and gee i don't know maybe because the entire world save the U.S. uses kg?

it's not that far-fetched. i'm sure there are tons of names that came from weirder, more arbitrary things. ON3P? line? why would they choose these names instead of bob's ski company?
Oct 2 2013 6:27PM
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cultrara
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This is as crazy as those kids who think that the Orage logo is all the letters of orage combined.
Oct 2 2013 6:33PM
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Benson.
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I know everyone else uses kg, but it's an American brand if I'm not mistaken, and it's founders were born and raised American. They grew up with the U.S. Customary System.
Oct 2 2013 9:23PM
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Paul.
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Summer NS...
Oct 3 2013 2:29AM
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NPF
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looks more like a pretzel to me.
Oct 3 2013 6:06AM
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cultrara
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I was kidding because the Orage logo is actually a combo of all the letters.
Oct 3 2013 7:31AM
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NPF
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its a pretzel.
Oct 3 2013 12:21PM
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CKpolicy
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if it werent an american company, it would make more sense.
Oct 3 2013 1:51PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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dude you weird haha
Oct 3 2013 3:14PM
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bgeskior
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The owner of 686 first got laid in June of 1986. That's what I heard
Oct 3 2013 4:02PM
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gohamsam
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deffinitely not...
Oct 3 2013 7:37PM
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-WZ-
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woah
Oct 3 2013 10:40PM
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BROLF
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It's pretty far fetched. Those are just random numbers from school. And I doubt people starting an outerwear brand are thinking about the speed at which the "average" person falls
Oct 4 2013 10:42PM
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chicken
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I HATE THIS NOTATION. GOD DAMMIT.
Oct 5 2013 12:25AM
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chicken
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not an american textbook. if it was it would say 185 pounds.
Oct 5 2013 12:28AM
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spliff.Life
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physics books dont
Oct 5 2013 2:54AM
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broto
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yeah, what? (to chicken)

physics is measured in SI units. it is international, and uses kg, no matter where you go or which textbook you have. i have had 3 books in physics in the past 2 years and they all use kg. not even a mention of the imperial system
Oct 6 2013 10:37AM
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chicken
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meh. the units you choose don't change the physics anyways. some of my physics textbooks don't use SI units.
Oct 6 2013 1:29PM
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chicken
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doesn't*
Oct 6 2013 1:30PM
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BigScaryLarry
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would be cool but i guess not
Oct 6 2013 8:22PM
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