That actually is a pretty common colloquial term for a small measurement, its more a figure of speech now than a use of a measurement term. I don't think its much more than a saying like Penny Wise and Pound Foolish. Of course the recognition value and comfort level with the term is a good thing. The more usage that creeps into our language the easier it is to sell metric. "Go for a Metric America" Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372
>>> James Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 9/27/2008 2:54 PM >>> With a bit over 2 min left in the third quarter and just after a reviewed call on a possible safety, the ball was placed "one millimeter from the goal line", according to the lead announcer on the ESPN broadcast. Ironically, a penalty backed the ball back up into the end zone resulting in a call of a safety against Indiana and in favor of Michigan State. That's my first observation of metric units being used in American football. Yep, she said "one millimeter". Jim -- James R. Frysinger 632 Stony Point Mountain Road Doyle, TN 38559-3030 (H) 931.657.3107 (C) 931.212.0267
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