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29 Jul 2024 00:35:36 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Hell has officially frozen over  
From: Orchid Win7 v1
Date: 19 Jul 2013 14:09:41
Message: <51e980e5$1@news.povray.org>
On 18/07/2013 10:51 PM, Warp wrote:
> Orchid Win7 v1<voi### [at] devnull>  wrote:
>> three seventy-seconds of one inch
>
> I think that at least *some* Americans realize how ridiculous the
> imperial measurement system is. It's a petty that resistance to change
> is such a huge psychological phenomenon that it's not going to change
> any time soon.

In fairness, the "printer's point" is one of those obscure measurements 
which is only used in one specific field - much like the Troy ounce, the 
carat, or the furlong...


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