In a message dated 1/12/01 10:10:43 AM Central Standard Time, rbrogren@xxxx writes: > I have a couple of comments in regards to recent postings, without naming > names: > > Referring to a recent posting and since this is tech talk: > There is no such thing as a 1/4 Centimeter! It is either 0.25 cm or 2.5 > mm! > (Or somewhere between 3/32nd and 7/64th's. Maybe 5/48th's?) ;-) > In this case maybe 2 - 3 mm would do? > Only in the way outdated US/English measurement systems are both > fractions AND decimals used (for reasons of modern necessity). > > Roger > 1074 > um, ok. when i said 1/4 cm i was not referring to any standarized measurement. i was referring to a decal being off-center by about ONE FOURTH of a centimeter. it's not like i measured it with a ruler, i just gave an estimate. i was going to say 1/4 inch off, but then i decided that was too much, so i went down to 1/4 cm. fair enough? i would never go to a hardware store and ask for a 1/4 cm bolt. i simply meant a fraction of a centimeter. Andy Soma576@xxxx 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 VIN#11596 Fargo, ND 58102 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]