At 05:16 6/14/2003 -0400, you wrote: >"....it measures 2.898 cm, and not 2.54 cm...." > >Hmmmmm. Care to enlighten me on this one? > >Terry Farrell > Just an historical/metrical joke, Terry. -The inch was originally defined as the width of the king's thumb and -1" = 2.54cm. Care to guess about other "precise" measurements as foot, yard, mile, etc... ? Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
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