[USMA:34370] Re: Ways to Metricate (was Re: Re: Nibbled toDeath by Ducks)

[Daniel]

Then what happened? ----- Original Message ----- From: Carleton MacDonald To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Thursday, 2005-09-08 21:46 Subject: [USMA:34369] Re: Ways to Metricate (was Re: Re: Nibbled toDeath by Ducks) A story I’ve told before, but retold here for the benefit of those new to the list   My company bought some new ticket printers.  They have print heads that have to be replaced periodically.  The ticket printers came from France so the specs said the print head was good for about 100 km of tickets.  The techies in our group asked how many tickets that was.   I measured one ticket, was silent for five seconds, then said “about 500 boxes of tickets.”   “How did you come up with that answer?”   “Simple.  Each ticket is 200 mm.  There are 1000 tickets in a box.  200 meters per box, five boxes per kilometer, 500 boxes for 100 km.  Now let’s use your inches and miles.  Eight inches per tickets, 62.5 miles per print head.  Have fun doing that in your head.”   Carleton