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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Graht)
Subject: [ADMIN] [OT] Standard Vs Metric (was Re: why calibers work)
Date: Wed Apr 24 17:05:02 2002
At 12:03 PM 4/24/2002 -0500, Derek Hyde wrote:

> > > Hmm... 12 based... I see:
> > >
> > > 1 mile 60 yards
> > > 1 yard = 3 feet
> > > 1 foot = 3 hands
> > > 1 hand = 4 inches
> > >
> > > The only 12 based I can find is if you drop the hands, and then get
>1
> > foot > > > 12 inches.
>You're being silly
>1 foot  inches
>1 yard 6 inches
>1 mile c,360 inches
>
>see the 12's now?

<Red Leader>

Stay on topic... stay on topic.

</Red Leader>

You get the idea ;)

To Life,
-Graht
ShadowRN Assistant Fearless Leader II
http://www.graht.com
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