Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-30 Thread brooksdj
Tot you'uns use dem rods 'n chains? Lik in dat sado/maso/bondo thang? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- I gots me a conversion piece of paper on the wall. Now's i cen tell how many

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-30 Thread frank theriault
On 11/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gots me a conversion piece of paper on the wall. Now's i cen tell how many rods in a perch.:-) European or African? -Arthur, King of the Britons -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-30 Thread graywolf
Rule: Never convert from one system to another. Use whichever is appropriate. That way you always know tha 10 meters is 10 meters, that 30 feet is 30 feet, and that 20 cubits is 20 cubits. Figuring it any other way make you crazy. Look at watchmakers' who think their American conceived 5/16

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread danilo
Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread keith_w
danilo wrote: Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo Roughly speaking... Certainly good enough for gaining perspective on magnitude. keith whaley

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread Don Williams
That's ~8% too small -- quite a bit. I metre = ~39.3701 inches. D danilo wrote: Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo -- Dr E D F Williams ___ http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams See feature: The Cement Company from Hell

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread P. J. Alling
More like 3 Feet 3.6 inches ~ 1 meter... More than enough to very annoying over 100 yards, (or meters if you prefer). danilo wrote: Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread keith_w
P. J. Alling wrote: More like 3 Feet 3.6 inches ~ 1 meter... More than enough to very annoying over 100 yards, (or meters if you prefer). danilo wrote: Wasn't it: 3 feet ~= 1 meter ?? (school was some times ago) Danilo For order of magnitude conversions, it's just fine. If

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread P. J. Alling
Very dirty, 7 meters is 23+ feet, that 3 1/2 inch difference per. foot adds up very quickly. If you're depending on 30 feet of rope to span 10 meters of distance you're seriously out of luck. keith_w wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: More like 3 Feet 3.6 inches ~ 1 meter... More than enough

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread keith_w
P. J. Alling wrote: Very dirty, 7 meters is 23+ feet, that 3 1/2 inch difference per. foot adds up very quickly. If you're depending on 30 feet of rope to span 10 meters of distance you're seriously out of luck. First of all, I get 22 feet, 11 1/2. I used 1 meter as being 39.37 in length.

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread Paul Sorenson
Just add 1 additional foot for every 4 meters - you'll make it OK. -P P. J. Alling wrote: Very dirty, 7 meters is 23+ feet, that 3 1/2 inch difference per. foot adds up very quickly. If you're depending on 30 feet of rope to span 10 meters of distance you're seriously out of luck.

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread graywolf
Tot you'uns use dem rods 'n chains? Lik in dat sado/maso/bondo thang? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Brooks wrote: Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-29 Thread graywolf
Um??? Ain'at 30 lowley cm's? graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com Idiot Proof == Expert Proof --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Brooks wrote: Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:40:01 + From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-28 Thread Dave Brooks
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:40:01 + From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 28/11/05, Doug

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-28 Thread keith_w
Dave Brooks wrote: Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:40:01 + From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V05 #3158

2005-11-28 Thread brooksdj
Dave Brooks wrote: Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:40:01 + From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: pentax list pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Thank you for subscribing with Affinity Callback Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: