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From: Rowland McDonnell on 26 Mar 2010 02:37 J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: [snip] > All of them obsolete, and replaced by the metric inch > of 25.4 mm (exactly) I've long *assumed* that all previous inches were replaced by the metric version we know today which certainly is the official inch where I come from, but... Where does it say all the old ones went, officially? I've never actually checked myself. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Rowland McDonnell on 26 Mar 2010 02:37 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > J. J. Lodder <nospam(a)de-ster.demon.nl> wrote: > > > > Now, it's measured in wavelengths of light from a Helium-Neon laser. > > > However long that might be. All I know is that it's kind of *that* long. > > > > Obsolete too. > > The metre is nowadays the 1/299 792 458th part (light)second, > > No; that's why I said 'measured'. You've given the *definition*, but in > practice the measurement is done by interference using a helium-neon > laser. No, that is how the metre is *determined*. Measurements against the standard are made against the standard, not against that which determines the standard. Think about it. > Actually, I use a tape measure. But the helium-neon thing is the > standard for calibration. Only at the moment. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: The Older Gentleman on 26 Mar 2010 03:11 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I was always astonished that they actually paid me to do it. For 30 > years... Wheee! That's pretty much the way I feel about my job. It's great. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Geoff Berrow on 26 Mar 2010 04:04 On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:26:25 +0000, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: >I was always astonished that they actually paid me to do it. For 30 >years... Wheee! I should have gone into broadcast TV after my degree but for various reasons I didn't. I regret it now. Although I only did industrial video I agree about the editing. It's hard to explain to someone who has never done it but putting all the pieces together was my favourite bit. Golden rule - you can /never/ have too many cutaways... -- Geoff Berrow (Put thecat out to email) It's only Usenet, no one dies. My opinions, not the committee's, mine. Simple RFDs www.4theweb.co.uk/rfdmaker
From: Peter Ceresole on 26 Mar 2010 04:49
Geoff Berrow <blthecat(a)ckdog.co.uk> wrote: > Golden rule - you can /never/ have too many cutaways... Never... Well... At one time, I used to make the Panorama 30 second trailers. The reason was simple; there was a terrific shortage of film editors, and every Sunday evening they needed to make a trailer from the elements of the Monday's programme. Nobody else had the time to do this; to edit it *and* to write it, and to choose the pictures. They needed a producer who could cut film. So it was me. With Fred Emery, we'd play a game. We'd write a trail, then he'd go into the dubbing theatre and record the track, jumping up and down with excitement. Then I'd cut a duplicate copy of the programmme. I had his commentary, a copy of the Panorama theme music- which was the wrong length but we would write to cover the join, then I would shove in the pictures. The only rule was, shove in as many shots as you could possibly get in, then double the number... I'd usually manage about 30 shots in 30 seconds. It was hilarious, but everybody loved them... -- Peter |