Bar (unit) Bar (unit) The bar is a metric unit of pressure, but is not approved as part of the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as exactly equal to 100,000 Pa, which is slightly less than the current average atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level. The bar and the millibar were introduced by the Norwegian meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, who was a founder of the modern practice of weather forecasting. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) lists the bar as one of the "non-SI units [that authors] should have the freedom to use", but has declined to
Jean-Pascal Lacoste Jean-Pascal Lacoste Jean-Pascal Lacoste (also known as Jean-Pascal or Jipé; born 21 June 1978) is a French singer, actor and TV host. In 2001, he participated in the first edition of French TV reality show "Star Academy", but was eliminated on 5 January 2002. He was semi-finalist and participated in the Star Academy Tour. He remained famous for his quarrells with Jenifer Bartoli. After his participation, he released his singles "L'Agitateur" (#2 in France, #1 in Belgium) and "Rue de la liberté" (#13 in France, #3 in Belgium) and his debut album "Jean-Pascal, qui es-tu ?" (#7 in France, #1