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Re: 20th century



Clarence said: "Similarly, if I measure a length, I don't put the 1"
mark of my ruler at
one end of it."

I do. I was taught, way back in undergrad, lower division days, to use
the 1 cm mark and subtract because one could not trust that the end of
the meter stick, ruler, scale, etc. had not been damages and
foreshortened from use.

Ray Rogoway



--
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
And I have no more papers in a heap
And in the morning I can sleep
And stroll in those woods so dark and deep.
r. frosted