Re: [DML] A comment on Metrics

[Soma576@xxxx]

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 Only in the way outdated US/English measurement systems are both 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


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