NK - Measurements and their alternatives
Addington, Debbie, A
daaddington at saintfrancis.com
Fri Aug 6 10:34:18 PDT 1999
Now I like that! To tell someone how much I weigh in stones would sound
light. Unless, like yourself, they know how to mulitply. :(
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 2:05 PM
> To: Northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: NK - Measurements and their alternatives
>
> Greettings!
>
> Marc/Diarmaid posted, in part:
> <snip>
> The important thing to remember is a 9 mm is only about
> .35 caliber, but usually has a bigger punch to it.
> <end snippage>
>
> Does that mean if I translated 1 1/4" rattan into something
> approximating
> 3.175 centimeters, would I get more impact from my shots?
>
> On another measurement area, the English stone was typically used for an
> individual's weight. In modern terms, for instance, 20 stone may sound
> much 'lighter' than 280 pounds (at 1 stone = 14 pounds).
>
> Valstarr
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