Re: Metric vs. English units

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From: Lee Mellinger
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1987 20:11

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In article <1379@imagen.UUCP> fjd@imagen.UUCP (Fred Drinkwater) writes:
:In article <287@nuchat.UUCP>, steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) writes:
:<> Don't kid tourself.  The bureau of standards changed the definition
:<> of "inch" to 3.54 centimeters.  Guess how many parts on the space
                 ^
:<> station are spec'd at multiples of 354 millimeters?  yech.
                                       ^
:
:No wonder the GAO claims cost estimates for the station keep
:going up!  This might also explain why my European car seems so
:small inside my American garage.  Hmm....... possibilities for
:making bunches 'a cash here ..... there must be ...
:
:	Fred [ future billionaires club dues now due ] Drinkwater

I can understand that, especially since there are 2.45 centimeters
(254 mm) to the inch!

Lee
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Subject: Re: Metric vs. English units
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