I've never heard of them.
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From: Donald MacDonald [mailto:d1956m198d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:32 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Metrified Measures
On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:06:31 +0000, <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 00:32:41 -0500, Ross Orr <voxbongo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> The world of bicycle parts has this a lot too--standard thread sizes
>> etc. that turn out to be round-number inch measurements, subsequently
>> "metrified" into millimeter terms.
>
> The standard 7.62mm rifle bullet turns out to be *exactly* 0.3 inch
> too!
>
> Never did get why Stephenson got 4ft 8-and-a-half though! Although
> there are anectodal reasons around. Does make North American trains
> look indecently huge on that narrow bit of track!
>
>
> John Gruffydd (Mold, Wales, UK)
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Horses, wasn't it? Width of a horse's arse, or somesuch.
D.
PS - nobody any clues about Sirius lenses at all?
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