Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (5130 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

James Knott wrote:
> Rob Unsworth wrote:
>   
> > On Sun, 30 Apr 2006, Mike McMullin wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 12:21 -0400, Nick Zentena wrote:
> > >       
> > > > On Sunday 30 April 2006 12:17, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > > > I just changed the oil in my Toyota.  The fitting on the plug takes a 3/16"
> > > > > wrench.  Should I buy a new car in order to be able to use my metric
> > > > > wrenches to change the oil?
> > > > >           
> > > > 	Damn my almost 20 year old Jeep uses mostly metric. You sure the fitting is 
> > > > 3/16ths and not some metric size?
> > > >         
> > >  4mm?
> > >       
> > The metric and imperial sizes up to 10mm(3/8") are interchangable, above 
> > that there are noticible differences.
> >
> > Australia changed to the metric monetary system in 1966 and the metric 
> > measuring system commenced being phased in about two years later. Does 
> > that mean we are a superior race.
> >  
> >     
>
> But you also do everything upside down.  ;-)
Actually no. It's the other way 'round. The eye being a simple lens sees 
everything updside down so where we are we do things the right way up 
but it's you people up "there" who are doing it all wrong.

:-)

Cheers.

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