Re: A comment on metrics

[rbrogren@xxxx]

Andy, my apologies! 
It was very obvious that you were referring to a "windage" measurement and I 
am sure that everybody that read your post, including me, was aware of that.
Two observations made me write what I did:
- After living in this country for 40 years and working all of them in one 
engineering capacity or another, I am still amazed that we are using the 
measurement of 1/2 of one of your old kings thumb as a basis for all length 
measurements! I still have problems with splitting fractions!
- After reading the avalance of opinions and increasingly derogatory comments 
regarding pro & con's of different brands and suppliers of suspension 
components, I thought it was time to enter a lighter subject!

I buy you a drink if we meet in Ireland!
:-)
Roger

In a message dated 1/13/01 7:37:54 AM Central Standard Time, Andy writes:


> 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
> 




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