FW: Ambiguous Measurement Terminology

From: Olson, Paul (Paul.Olson@intermec.com)
Date: Wed Feb 03 1999 - 03:06:28 EET


> What do you think ?
> I think that to measure an Humanoid sphincter with the Gnats c*ck system
> one would have to calculate to the 10th power, but one could get lost in
> this black hole theorem and I don't think it's all what it's cracked up to
> be.
> Paul Olson
> Engineering Model Shop
> Intermec Technologies Corporation
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>
> ----------
> From: Neil Hopkinson[SMTP:nhopkins@dmu.ac.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 4:07 AM
> To: graham.tromans@roverpte.demon.co.uk
> Cc: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: Re: Ambiguous Measurement Terminology
>
> Graham, we also use the gnat's c*ck system @ de montfort university.
> As for a JPEG, surely you want one of this part of the GNATOMY don't you?
>
> Ho ho.
>
> Neil
>
> graham.tromans@roverpte.demon.co.uk wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tromans, Graham
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 9:53 AM
> > To: 'rp-m@ltk.hut.fil'
> > Subject: RE: Ambiguous Measurement Terminology
> >
> > Here in the UK we also have a measurement problem. Some of our
> > dimensions have to be within a Gnats c*ck. What I would like to know
> > is do we work closer than our colleagues in the USA? or does the Gnats
> > ass give tighter tolerances. Maybe this could relate to the HGA
> > measurement in some way. It all depends on whether the measurement is
> > length or diameter, and whether the GA measurement is whole or hole.
> > Is there any chance of a JPEG file of this part of the anatomy.
> >
> > Graham
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marshall
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 3:43 AM
> > To: KHVD07A; tomr
> > Cc: Marshall; rp-ml
> > Subject: Re: Ambiguous Measurement Terminology
> >
> > From: Tom Richards <tomr@aicasting.com>
> >
> > >I prefer the round number of 0.001-inches, or one "HGA", which is to
> > say
> > >one-Half of a Gnatt's Ass.
> >
> > But those of us who prefer metric would rather round it up to 0.1
> > mm, or
> > a TGA for 2 Gnatt's Arses.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Marshall Burns
> > Marshall@Ennex.com
> >
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> > >
> > >At 09:09 AM 2/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
> > >>-- [ From: Al Hastbacka * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
> > >>
> > >>I have noticed that went RP people talk about measurements in mils,
> > >>there can be a great deal of confusion. The problem comes about,
> > >>because depending on the background of the person, this can mean
> > >>millimeters or thousandths of an inch. For example, 2 mils may be
> > >>interpreted as two millimeters or 0.002 inches.
> > >>
> > >>In order to overcome this problem, I propose that we use a new
> > standard.
> > >> You have probably heard the statement that a "measurement was on
> > within
> > >>a gnats ass". In order to understand what this really means, I have
> > >>examined some photographs of gnats and measured what appears to be
> > their
> > >>ass. From these photographs, the average value of the gnats ass came
> > >>about to be 0.002 inches or 0.05 millimeters.
> > >>
> > >>I am therefore proposing an unambiguous measurement amongst RP'ers to
> > be
> > >>GA units (GA is the abbreviation for gnats ass), where a GA is 0.002
> > >>inches or 0.05 millimeters.
> > >>
> > >>What do you think?
> > >>
> > >>Regards,
> > >>Al Hastbacka
> >
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