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This deserves a big hand!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Well give 'em an inch ...
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Americans are moving to the metric system... inch by inch.
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To quote Bill Bryson ("The road to Little Dribbling"):
'Of course they make sense,' the British person will sniff. 'Half a firkin is a jug, half a jug is a tot, half a tot is a titter, half a titter is a c**k-droplet. What's not logical about that?'
We have traces of funny units in the metric world, too, such as measuring thickness in grams. Plated silverware (not silver through) is usually referred to as "60 grams", but not until recently did I know the true meaning of the "60 grams": If 60 grams of silver is used to plate 24 pieces of cutlery, 12 forks and 12 (full size) spoons, then the silver layer has a thickness of 60 grams.
Earlier, cheaper silverware was only 40 grams. Some years of use might wear off the silver so the cutlery got brownish spots where the underlaying copper comes out. Today, 60 grams is the standard; that is enough to stand many years of wear.
None of my sources said a word about how many micrometers thick layer 60 grams of silver would make on 24 pieces. I was thinking of measuring the surface area of a spoon and a fork to get a rough idea (I know of no good way to measure the surface area exactly), but I never got around to it. If anyone around here knows the answer - how many micrometers is 60 grams? - I'd be happy if you would reveal it!
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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When I was a teenager, a teacher told me that the best thing about all the drugs in American is that the students learned the metric system that way.
Bond
Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere
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I like the pun.
Americans have used the metric systems for many decades. In my rural, Southern, high school, way back in the ancient late 1960s/early 1970s, we learned metric units.
In Naval Nuclear Power School, we used both metric and Imperial units, as appropriate. Given the daily use, mentally converting between the two was quite easy (repetition is a good teacher).
European nations shifted to metric (which makes sense since they have such interdependencies, are geographically close, and together were not the dominant manufacturing engine that the US was). The US did not have that kind of pressure to change radically. Instead, Americans simply did what has been a part of our culture going back before our founding as a nation - we adapt to current needs and overcome whatever obstacles they present. Americans use metric when they need or want to, and Imperial when they need or want to. And we are reluctant to change for change's sake.
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Member 16239143 wrote: Americans use metric when they need or want to, and Imperial when they need or want to.
Parsing error at 'use metric when they need or want to'.
Member 16239143 wrote: And we are reluctant to change for change's sake.
Speaking a language different from the rest of the world cannot be counted as argument for change. Using the same tools, nuts and bolts as the rest of the world doesn't count. Radically simplified conversions doesn't count. Not if you don't wan't to go along with the rest of the world. And USAtians seemingly do not want to.
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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1) How are you @OriginalGriff ?
2) As of today I am officially an Inventor [pending] as we've just submitted a patent application with my scrawl on the bottom left. 
veni bibi saltavi
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Does that mean you need to update your profile picture to this[^]? 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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This show was awesome! 
Never knew this guy's name 
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Congrats on being an inventor! I hope it serves you well 
Rules for the FOSW ![ ^]
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Patent, no less. Patent everybody!
Congratulations!
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Is it a patent for improved wedge bolts btw ?
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Congratulations! I remember my first patent - I was "but it's so obvious - why didn't someone else do it first?"
I'm getting there - still miss her like crazy, and my sleep pattern is all over the place so my concentration is ... um ... poor and I get distracted very easily so I forget what I was doing. That's OK when you are holding a wooden spoon, but ceramic knives make it a lot riskier. I'm still not cooking properly as a result!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Look after yourself Paul, it's a bloody long road. I'm watching over Da trying to keep going.
veni bibi saltavi
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Hello Nagy where have you been hiding ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Working, the man makes me work.
Oh and apparently inventing.
veni bibi saltavi
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You are the man that carried two hods of bricks in Woking as I recall
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Nice to hear from an old hand. , good luck!
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Congratulations, I look forwared to the article.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: patent
Can you tell a bit more ?
Also : Hi Nagy, where have you been ?
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I wanted to mount a small safe with two wedge bolts that were supplied with it.
As usual the drill went everywhere when I tried to drill some holes in a concrete wall 
Did the bolts work as intended? of course not, they kept turning round as they were smooth on the outside.
Did any of the reviews on the website where I bought it mention this? of course not.
Had to replace the bolts with other ones before the safe could properly be attached.
I don't understand people who claim that they like DIY, sigh ...
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Wrong drill bit type, size, or possibly just blunt?
Mark a center punch hole first (I use a Draper 13612 - it's spring tension adjustable, and doesn't need a hammer freeing up a second hand), then drill a pilot hole that is slightly smaller the screw diameter without the threads (for a "screw in device") or smallish compared to the final bit for push in ones.
Drill out the pilot to the final size for push in devices with a slightly small bit - you can "wiggle it" a bit to get the right size, but you can't add material back and concrete bits generally drill a little larger than you expect!
For concrete, carbide tips are a good choice, but make sure they are sharp - they can chip quite easily if you aren't careful with them, and a blunt drill will do more damage than you might think!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: then drill a pilot hole that is slightly smaller the screw diameter without the threads
If I am not sure about the quality of the wall (or if I do am sure it is crap), then I drill first a hole with two sizes less than my target diameter.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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