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Re: Units and area. was: gipsy moth iv
From: Marc Bernstein
Date: 2006 Jul 18, 06:14 -0500
That's not the way most people (in the US) use mils. A mil is one
thousandth of an inch
On 7/18/06, Zed <packeteer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> fyi: for 60 cm most people I know of would say 600 mil (short for millimeters)
>
> I think that way of describing length comes from the construction
> industry. And I think they use mil because its shorter than saying
> centimeter.
>
>
> > And here you have a system which, in its usual nomenclature and usage, doesn't
> > allow for a simple TWO feet, but forces users into SIXTY centimeters? Sorry,
> > George, but that's simply trying to enforce a system onto organisms that don't
> > have a natural inclination to use it.
> >
>
> >
>
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From: Marc Bernstein
Date: 2006 Jul 18, 06:14 -0500
That's not the way most people (in the US) use mils. A mil is one
thousandth of an inch
On 7/18/06, Zed <packeteer@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> fyi: for 60 cm most people I know of would say 600 mil (short for millimeters)
>
> I think that way of describing length comes from the construction
> industry. And I think they use mil because its shorter than saying
> centimeter.
>
>
> > And here you have a system which, in its usual nomenclature and usage, doesn't
> > allow for a simple TWO feet, but forces users into SIXTY centimeters? Sorry,
> > George, but that's simply trying to enforce a system onto organisms that don't
> > have a natural inclination to use it.
> >
>
> >
>
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