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wrote:
: think there's a *single* aviation standard that uses metric. I vote for
: $500:$1...

: how about $1012 instead?

Well, the english units are usually based on simple integer math... it's just
not consistent. Fractions are acceptable... So, 500:1 makes for a fairly easy
computations (like cups/gallon = 2x2x4:1), but still doesn't allow for simple decimal
movement. Just annoying enough...

-Cory

In that case, maybe it should be $1200:1. Inflation hits us again!

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wrote:

: think there's a *single* aviation standard that uses metric. I vote for
: $500:$1...

: how about $1012 instead?

Well, the english units are usually based on simple integer math...
it's just
not consistent.

5280 ft to a mile (or about 6030 ft to a nautical mile)

12" to a foot

3 feet to a yard


$500:1 is just way too simple.

:-)

--
Bob Noel
goodness - the NFL officials are making
the NHL officials look like geniuses

: 5280 ft to a mile (or about 6030 ft to a nautical mile)
OK... you got me on that one.

: 12" to a foot

: 3 feet to a yard

Yeah... relatively simple integers... especially around base 12 (3x12"/yard).
I think $1200 fits the bill... although maybe a touch too big. There *are* a lot of
things you can do for less than $1200. Nothing major, but it reduces the fractional
AMUs for things like tire replacements, etc.

-Cory



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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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