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Re: Dimensions, Units, inches, cm.
From: bmack[SMTP:bmack-at-frontiernet-dot-net]
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 1997 12:42 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Dimensions, Units, inches, cm.
Phil,
Have some coffee and that Foster's induced logic might
not look so good the morning after. The metric system is
an international standard upon which all physics (and coiler
calculations) are based. Why muddy the waters?
Hell, even this "damn Yankee" has converted to metric.
Keep the faith and spare the bottle!
Jim M
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: Dimensions, Units, inches, cm.
> Date: Friday, September 05, 1997 9:34 AM
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> From: Phil Chalk[SMTP:philoc-at-ozemail-dot-com.au]
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 1997 2:07 AM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Dimensions, Units, inches, cm.
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I've finally caved in ! A devoted Metricist, I've just realised it's
> much easier for all for we Aussies, etc to express all linear
> measurements in imperial units - feet, inches & so on. Even though
> spark lengths for those in my league sound much more impressive when
> quoted in centimetres.
> I've just been corresponding with some other Aussie coilers, off the
> list, & it seems we all lapse into feet & inches when talking about
> these things.
> I'll stick to litres though for oil in caps etc, because even our
> gallons are different from you damn Yankee's. (Sorry, I presume that's
> only potentially offensive to about 1/2 of you ???)
> Forgive my bravado, but this is what happens you spend 10 minutes on the
> keyboard after 6 hours in the pub.
>
> Peace, Love & Tesla Coils,
>
> Phil C.
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