Morning Dan,
You did a better job of explaining gauge than I did.
Actually, I was trying to emphasize that it should not be used as a
unit of measure across the board.
In the same fashion, AWG is also commonly used to specify body
piercing jewelry sizes, especially smaller sizes.[1]
One more unusual use. I think these different uses of gauge date
back before everyone owned a ruler or accurate measuring device.
One thing I intended to mention that I forgot.
When anyone thinks they have all the different Gauge Standards
mastered, they should move to
the final exercise, Understanding the shotgun gauges, 10, 20, 16
and 410 gauges.
I sure am glad they did not use gauge for handgun and rifle
cartridge sizes.
Years back, I came across a file by the name of convert.txt
This is a text file with a line listing of many very old units and
their conversion to another unit.
Many of these are worthless today and only fill their place in history.
http://www.fugitt.com/files/convert.txt
There are a few minor errors in this file. For example, it shows an
acre as being 210 X 210 which is not correct. There is no such thing
as a perfectly square acre, certainly not 210 X 210 feet.
This is a very interesting file, to say the least. Anyone with
interest in Units of Measure should grab a copy and keep it. Some
of this information may be impossible to get one day.
Wayne
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