On 10/31/2013 04:10 PM, andy pugh wrote: >> The conversion of 1 inch = 25.4 mm is correct only in the US as our ever >> knowing Congress defined it by law. AFIK the rest of the world doesn't >> round it off. > I seem to recall that the only countries where that would matter are > Burma and Liberia.
Well, even if imperial units are not always the same, the vast majority of engineering uses the fixed conversion 1"==25.4mm. I /could/ implement foot, mile, furlong, rod and chain too or, for that matter, any variation on the theme. However, I do not see the point in doing so. The two lasting measurement units are (US) imperial and metric where there has been an understanding for quite some time how they relate to each other. The corner-cases, while disturbing, are but a mere curiosity IMO. -- Greetings Bertho (disclaimers are disclaimed) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
