Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] New to PSUB (measurement units)

[Ian Roxborough <irox@ix.netcom.com>]

Could have sworn that they where 12 inches in foot...

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:55:00 -0600
jbarlow@bjservices.ca wrote:

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> "25 2/7?"   Pardon?
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> 127/5 == 25.4 which is the exact conversion inches to feet.
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> Jay.
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> PS
> I would like to volunteer to be part of a scanning team for the "Busby"
> project.  I don't know how much about it but perhaps PDF would be a good
> format.  What about something like DynaText to make it easier to use?
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> Jay
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> jbarlow@bjservices.ca wrote:
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> > I concur 100%.  I don't know why it is such an issue.  If you want to
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> > a 36" OD pressure hull 914.4 mm then thats OK.  One of my favorite
> > fractions is 5/127.  My next favourite is 127/5
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> > Jay.
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> 25 2/7?
> Carl
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> "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible" - F. Zappa
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