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It is important to remember that an awful lot of our predecessors were illiterate... A lot more of them and a lot more recently than most folks tend to think. That is not to say that they were not smart people or were not quite good at figuring stuff out.

I once built an 8' X 8' shed without measuring anything by numbers just for fun. I truly enjoyed the experience. Everything was basically 8', 6' or 4 feet. I did use a piece of string, a square and a level. I started with a stack of 2" x 4" x 8'. Finding the center of the 8' is easy... Find the length of the board on the string and then fold the string in half. Most of the rest of it was just superimposing. Walls were 8' high including upper and lower plates. Rafters were 6'.

BTW, I do measure stuff. I "always" carry a steel tape. I even carry one if I am going to a funeral. My wife will say "You won't need that" and I will answer "what if someone wants to measure the box..."


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[quote="JPG40504"]Really? Who gives a rats heine?]

The serpent in you will give a "heine" when the your time is up buddy.

I think i will buy the Master Gage and try it but no one will answer the phone at the Master Gage Office????

RAB

onevw wrote:The serpent in you will give a "heine" when the your time is up buddy.

I think i will buy the Master Gage and try it but no one will answer the phone at the Master Gage Office????

RAB

No serpent, but a lot of common sense(do not get overly excited by unintended interpretations by others with an apparent deficiency of same:rolleyes:).

JPG40504 wrote:No serpent, but a lot of common sense(do not get overly excited by unintended interpretations by others with an apparent deficiency of same:rolleyes:).

Well taken and thanks for the common sense.

And I understand how you EE are, us ME are a little crazy and confident because we know our stuff will still be around even after the Russians turn off all those electrons.

Many Thanks
Rick

onevw wrote:Well taken and thanks for the common sense.

And I understand how you EE are, us ME are a little crazy and confident because we know our stuff will still be around even after the Russians turn off all those electrons.

Many Thanks
Rick

So what is your 'stuff' that will not contain electrons?

JPG40504 wrote:So what is your 'stuff' that will not contain electrons?

Administratium!

The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by investigators at a major U.S. research university. The element, tentatively named administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an atomic number of 0. However, it does have one neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons, which gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.
Since it has no electrons, administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would have normally occurred in less than a second.

Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years, at which time it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that the atomic mass actually increases after each reorganization.

Research at other laboratories indicates that administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as government agencies, large corporations, and universities. It can usually be found in the newest, best appointed, and best maintained buildings.

Scientists point out that administratium is known to be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reaction where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.

Very well said and I agree. Do you know if that stuff is salty to the fast? And that stuff sounds like the stuff I saw in Las Vegas or may bee New Orleans. But I was talking about electron flow.

Rick