That's not 61mm

Jun 17, 2012 27 Replies

In message , ARWadsworth wrote

61mm is correct - it was the conversion to 2 inches that was incorrect :)

I never stop trying to explore the world. If nothing else, there is always a climate denier to be repaired.

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The world is full of fascinating problems waiting to be solved. ...

Today I searched for the physics behind "tightrope walk", and may have found the explanation here:

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Most of them in the IPCC of course.

Well, that's luvvies for you. Don't know and don't want to know.

That's easy. Someone remembered the conversion factor for ft-cm, and used it by mistake for in-mm. Easy enough mistake to make.

Canada is in North America. So is Mexico. "The Americas" does not refer to the United States.

For geography nerds, perhaps. And I'm aware of the derivation. Most Canadians would not want to be lumped in with the denizens of the USA.

Nonetheless, they are North Americans.

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