levad said:ah yes, I forgot about model railways 2mm, 4mm, 7mm all to the foot etc.
Not quite measuring but the advice my dad gave me about British precision engineering was this ...
Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut with an axe
Browser said:Going back to the railways for a second, 4ft 8.5 inches, what sort of cocked-up measurement is that to have as you track gauge? ANd the worst part is a lot of the rest of the globe adopted it too!!! Yes, I know, it's supposed to be the width between a roman chariots' wheels which was adopted by the early wooden wagon railed ways and then on to the steam rails, but why stick with such a patently daft measurement! Round it up to 5ft at the very least.
Or better, it should have been lobbed out when Brunel proposed his 7ft broad gauge, just think how big yer trains could be!
Rhythm Thief said:You can buy Stella - and some bottled real beers - in 568ml containers, which is exactly a pint. They even boast "One Pint Can/Bottle" on the labels. It's just not legal to sell it in imperial measurements.
Browser said:Going back to the railways for a second, 4ft 8.5 inches, what sort of cocked-up measurement is that to have as you track gauge? ANd the worst part is a lot of the rest of the globe adopted it too!!! Yes, I know, it's supposed to be the width between a roman chariots' wheels which was adopted by the early wooden wagon railed ways and then on to the steam rails, but why stick with such a patently daft measurement! Round it up to 5ft at the very least.
Or better, it should have been lobbed out when Brunel proposed his 7ft broad gauge, just think how big yer trains could be!
twentysix by twentyfive said:Pound to a Penny
Pound Weight is that?
rich p said:I think it's a 240 to 1 shot in old money or 100/1 in new!