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From: jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Re: metric system
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Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 16:24:01 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 24 16:24:01 1987
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In article <17983@amdcad.AMD.COM>, phil@amdcad.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) writes:
> 
> This article was very funny but a bigger reason for not changing
> is that all your screws, nuts, bolts, and tools change. Likewise
> for the common 2X4 stud or a 4X8 piece of plywood. Ugh!

	So what - they are already a mess.  A 2x4 is 1.5x3.5 while a
4x8 piece of plywood is indeed 4'x8'.

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John M. Pantone @ GE/Calma R&D, Data Management Group, San Diego
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