[Amps] RE : Amps Digest, Vol 32, Issue 12: Metric system

[Alek Petkovic]

Yeah, I used to impress all the girls by saying, "I've got 12 inches here 
but I don't use it as a rule."

It just didn't sound as impressive when it changed to 30.48 cm.

73, Alek VK6APK

At 10:19 AM 5/08/2005, R.Measures wrote:

>On Aug 4, 2005, at 2:10 PM, Bill Fuqua wrote:
>
> > Don't people have 10 digits?
>
>Homo sapiens males have 21.
> >
> > 73
> > Bill wa4lav
> >
> >
> > At 09:50 PM 8/4/2005 +0100, you wrote:
> >> The tenth solar satellite, seems people only have 8 fingers.
> >> Soon we count in Octal, once again...
> >> Jos
> >>
> >> -----Message d'origine-----
> >> De : amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]
> >> De
> >> la part de Peter Chadwick
> >> Envoyé : jeudi 4 août 2005 16:43
> >> À : w5grg; amps at contesting.com
> >> Objet : Re: [Amps] Amps Digest, Vol 32, Issue 12: Metric system
> >>
> >> Georg,
> >>
> >> A pint is not a pound everywhere. In UK measure, a pint is 20 fluid
> >> ounces, not the measly US 16. A most important differenece in buying
> >> beer!
> >> Personally, I find it easier to handle thousandths of an inch
> >> increments
> >> than 25 microns......
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Peter GW3RZP/P
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