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I believe it is the slug...

Which immediately conjures up images of lead disks or garden pests, neither of which masses 32.2 lbs, last time I checked.

176 posted on 05/15/2006 4:13:25 PM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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When they were pushing conversion to the metric system, I don't remember anyone ever coming up with a figure of what it would cost (either in pounds or dollars). /p
It would mean that every machine shop and factory would have billions of dollars tied up in machinery (lathes, milling machines, etc) that would be almost useless as soon as the conversion were complete; not to mention all of the tool boxes which, at the time, contained nothing but SAE wrenches and sockets.


177 posted on 05/15/2006 4:47:19 PM PDT by Dratlatl
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