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AngryHobbit
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I've been living in the south since 1999 - I don't think they are aware of the existence of the metric system of units around here. It's "bit", and "smidgen", and stuff like that.
AngryHobbit
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We can talk about my master thesis instead. "Computerized Kinematic Analysis of Spherical Four-bar Linkages".You guys sound like a bunch of math teachers! All this talk about measurements and kilagrams. You people are making me think...
AngryHobbit
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No, they are more like grams, miligrams, micrograms, nanograms....
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
metric is the sign of the devil!
Can't even fix your chevy without metric wrenches anymore.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
good night MT
You know I WAS totally gonna mention that but thought it would be too obvious...
Well, of course. That goes without saying.
We're barely aware of the Imperial system of measurements. "From here to yonder" is a perfectly acceptable expression of length.
Isn't that a micro-graham?Are you sure they're not like teddy grahams?
dvcochran
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biguns and littleuns. You would be amazed how many people I have seen who only know how to read a tape measure this way. Start talking 1/8ths and 1/16ths and they glaze over.
I do see the metric system. Most stamping done now is measured with it. Much easier when you get used to it. Over time we have programmed blocks that we use on GUI that display both units. Basically copy/paste.
I have a customer in KY who makes cutting tool inserts. their tolerance is +/- .000010. Now that is tough to maintain.
dvcochran
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The only thing I hated about going back to school was the final paper. Sucked the life out of what little time I already had.
dvcochran
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You have to have both, metric and standard. Standard for structural bolts, metric for attached hardware. A PITA.
AngryHobbit
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Quite sure. Look for yourself. Does that look anything like a teddy graham to you?Are you sure they're not like teddy grahams?
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Quite sure. Look for yourself. Does that look anything like a teddy graham to you?
Oh...so this Kilio-gram thingy is a nested glass bell kinda thing......
AngryHobbit
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I grew up with metric. So, I can't for the life of me understand WHY, there have to be twelve inches in a foot or 5280.019685 feet in a mile. That just makes no sense.
AngryHobbit
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I think I need a refresher regarding the difference between "yonder" and "yonderways". I finally managed to sort out the difference between "y'all" and "all y'all".
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Well..... I must put this out there as a warning and a bit of advice.... I tried something yesterday..... it was labeled as Kielbasa..... it was Tofurky Kielbasa.... and I have to say..... it was horrible..... maybe...just MAYBE if it was slathered in Ketchup and/or mustard it might be palatable.... but all by itself..... just plain bad
AngryHobbit
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Wow... that is CLOSE. Whew.... how do they even measure that?
Geometrical dimensioning and tolerances was one of those classes for me that was eminently useful but just as frustrating. First of all, we had to learn to function both in English and in metric systems. Metric was ok for me, since I grew up in Ukraine, but English damn near killed me. Also, regardless of the system, when you get to crap like surface roughness, cilindricity and circularity, you just want to go drown yourself.
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