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Re: Who writes this stuff?

To: "PAsgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Who writes this stuff?
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:28:34 -0500
References: <EBELLJDEPCKNHDNLLNEBCEDFCJAA.mgraziano@mindspring.com> <004a01c37745$31766f80$8500a8c0@finnland> <029001c37749$a881c260$0300a8c0@office>
> > For that matter, I have been meaning to ask Daniel1312 about the
reference
> > on page 20 of "...Powertune Your Midget..." where it tells you to "drill
a
> > hole of 1.5in (127mm)". My conversion says that 127mm is just under 5
inches
> > which would be a whale of a hole to put in the side of my valve cover.

> I think the slashes and decimals went awry!!
> Put a slash instead of the period in 1.5" and it becomes 1/2".  Notice
that
> the slash and period are side by side on the keyboard.
> Now place a decimal in (127mm) like this, 12.7mm and it works out OK  1
inch
> = 25.4mm.

My personal theory is that when someone went to convert it into mm, they
missed the "1." and just entered the "5" and nobody noticed. BTW, when I put
in a slash instead of a dot, I get 1/5...
David Lieb


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