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As is so often the case with things that are arbitrary, the trail frequently
leads back to some decision made by some anonymous person at some point lost to
history who had no idea the ramifications this would lead to.
BTW, the version I remember is that that wheel separation was driven by how
close you can run two horses side-by-side.
;-)
Dave Massey
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From: Mark Hooper <mhooper@indiefilmnet.com>
To: 'Dave' <dave1massey@cs.com>; 'mdporter@dfn.com' <mdporter@dfn.com>;
'triumphs@autox.team.net' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 11:31 am
Subject: RE: [TR] New Alternator - Stag
This discussion reminds me of the note going around about 20 or so years ago
claiming to follow modern satellite design back through car lane/tunnel
dimensions, railway guages, coverered wagons, roman roads and eventually
arrived at the wheel separation of a Hittite war chariot. Not sure how real it
was, but a good read.
Mark Hooper
1972 TR6
From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 8:00 AM
To: mdporter@dfn.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] New Alternator - Stag
Indeed. Many years ago when I was working in HVAC I was trying to calculate
air flow temperature changes based on a coil rated at some value (eg: 22
MBTU/Hr) and my calculations kept coming out way out of the realm of reality.
By a factor of 1000. Then I realized that the "M" stood for Mille (1000 in
Latin). Remember the Mille Miglia is a race of 1000 miles, not 1,000,000
miles. I think that by the end of a million mile race all the spectators will
have gone home.
So when does "M" mean 1,000 and when does it mean 1,000,000? The answer to
that is the same as it is to most of life's questions: "It depends." For
example, how big is a barrel? Answer: It depends. A barrel of beer is 31
gallons. In the US. In Brittan it is 43 gallons (US). But most fluid barrels
are half a hogshead (31.5 US gallons). And a barrel of oil is 42 US gallons.
Context is everything.
BTW, how much is a buttload? Two hogsheads. Look it up.
Dave Massey
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<font size="4">As is so often the case with things that are arbitrary, the
trail frequently leads back to some decision made by some anonymous person at
some point lost to history who had no idea the ramifications this would lead
to.<br>
<br>
BTW, the version I remember is that that wheel separation was driven by how
close you can run two horses side-by-side.<br>
<br>
;-)<br>
</font>
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<div style="clear:both"><font size="4">Dave Massey</font><br>
<br>
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<div
style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: Mark Hooper <mhooper@indiefilmnet.com><br>
To: 'Dave' <dave1massey@cs.com>; 'mdporter@dfn.com'
<mdporter@dfn.com>; 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
<triumphs@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 11:31 am<br>
Subject: RE: [TR] New Alternator - Stag<br>
<br>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="708062616-08092016"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2">This discussion reminds me of the note going around
about 20
or so years ago claiming to follow modern satellite design back through
car lane/tunnel dimensions, railway guages, coverered wagons, roman roads
and eventually arrived at the wheel separation of a Hittite war chariot. Not
sure how real it was, but a good read.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="708062616-08092016"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="708062616-08092016"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2">Mark Hooper</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="708062616-08092016"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2">1972 TR6</font></span></div>
<br>
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<hr>
<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Triumphs
[<a
removedlink__9462cfec-335f-445f-abb3-1ce3e492ffc1__href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net?";>mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of
</b>Dave<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 8, 2016 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b>
<a
removedlink__9462cfec-335f-445f-abb3-1ce3e492ffc1__href="mailto:mdporter@dfn.com";>mdporter@dfn.com</a>;
<a
removedlink__9462cfec-335f-445f-abb3-1ce3e492ffc1__href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] New
Alternator - Stag<br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="black" size="4"><font
size="4">Indeed. Many years ago when I was working in HVAC I was trying
to
calculate air flow temperature changes based on a coil rated at some value (eg:
22 MBTU/Hr) and my calculations kept coming out way out of the realm of
</font><font size="4">reality. By a factor of 1000. Then I realized
that the "M" stood for Mille (1000 in Latin). Remember the Mille Miglia
is
a race of 1000 miles, not 1,000,000 miles. I think that by the end of a
million mile race all the spectators will have gone home.<br>
<br>
So when does
"M" mean 1,000 and when does it mean 1,000,000? The answer to that is the
same as it is to most of life's questions: "It depends." For example, how
big is a barrel? Answer: It depends. A barrel of beer is 31
gallons. In the US. In Brittan it is 43 gallons (US). But
most
fluid barrels are half a hogshead (31.5 US gallons). And a barrel of oil
is 42 US gallons.<br>
<br>
Context is everything.<br>
<br>
BTW, how much is a
buttload? Two hogsheads. Look it up.<br>
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</div>
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</div>
<div style="CLEAR: both"><font size="4">Dave Massey</font><br>
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