OT archaic units of measurement (was Re: 9 Minute clutchchange!)

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Or www.convert-me.com

hehehe



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v
Amsterdam NY





>From: Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>To: David Utley <mr.utility@highstream.net>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: OT archaic units of measurement (was Re: 9 Minute 
>clutchchange!)
>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:21:52 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>It probably came from this engine:
>
>http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/
>
>Drew
>
>On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, David Utley wrote:
>
> > If that is a rod, then I would hate to see the crank!
> >
> > David
> >
> > Quoting Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>:
> >
> > >
> > > British ones, of course! A rod is 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards.
> > >
> > > Drew
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Anson Clement wrote:
> > >
> > > > Whose rod get's used for the measurement?
> > > >
> > > > Anson
> > > >
> > > > Drew MacPherson <drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I don't think that'll be happening any time soon. I've had the 
>neighbours
> > > > complain when I'm working on my car, and the nearest ones are a good 
>20
> > > > rods away.... :-)
> > > >
> > > > Brian's cat would have a vocabulary that would make a Russian sailor
> > > > blush, and Ron wouldn't speak to me again.
> > > >
> > > > Drew
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Anson Clement wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for all the kind words, some of you other guys and gals 
>need to
> > > start posting some vids..... competition breeds excellence and all 
>that : )
> > > > >
> > > > > Anson
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> > > > > I finally got to check this out (my DSL @ home is dead).
> > > > >
> > > > > ROFL! You rock, Anson!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for picking up my Monday morning!!
> > > > >
> > > > > Yet another example of why this is the shiz-nit! :p
> > > > >
> > > > > Happy Monday, Everyone!
> > > > >
> > > > > Jeff
> > > > >
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