On 2008/06/05, at 6:23 AM, Ziser, Jesse wrote:
I think it's been posted a couple times already, but here it is
again. It's a clip from American
Chopper. What makes it really funny is that it shows that even one
of the most legendary
automotive shops in the world, which has been using WOMBAT units
forever, can't work with them
competently.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Omh8Ito-05M
And with the help of that clip, I think I've finally converted one
of my friends to metric. In
fact, he just started a running workout program, and the first thing
he did was switch his
pedometer to kilometers. *sniff* I'm so proud!
--- Patrick Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
One or two weeks ago, someone's message included a link to a funny,
youtube-type video showing a couple of guys in a garage or machine
shop,
struggling with old-fashioned measurements and calculations. Could
someone
send that link again please?
Thank you.
Dear Patrick,
As you watched the video from http://youtube.com/watch?v=Omh8Ito-05M
you may have noticed that the bike they are working on in the video
looks to me like a modern all metric Harley-Davidson. In this case the
measurements they are looking for are the design and build dimensions
of 180 millimetres at the front and 140 millimetres at the back, so
the script should go something like this:
Now let me see — 140 millimetres at the back … and … 180 millimetres
at the front — what is the difference between 180 and 140 — could all
of you (three other guys) come and help please — I need to know the
difference between 180 mm and 140 mm — does anyone have a calculator?
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
P.S. The measurements they eventually agree on in the video are 5 1/2
inches (139.7 mm) and 7 1/8 inches (180.975 mm) and these look
suspiciously like 140 mm and 180 mm to me.
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