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Comment Re:Keep the shells (Score 1) 311

Or use the shotgun itself to sweep out a circle of diameter "1 shotgun" and place shells around the perimeter thus estimating the circumference as "x shells". You can then use the shells to measure the length of the shotgun to get a conversion ration between the two units. For garter accuracy you can use a longer gun and or smaller ammunition, and/or use the gun to sweep out a radius instead of the diameter.

One advantage to using the US system of measures is you get comfortable with units based around the "whatever some dude had in his pockets at the time" standard and converting between arbitrary systems for measuring the same thing.

yes, very accurate. my challenge is I know some conversions by heart, but only a couple. for example, 453 g/lb. so to go from short tons to metric tons i have to go ton->lb->g->kg->mt

Comment Re:And the attempt to duplicate their efforts resu (Score 1) 448

OK, I'll spell it out.
* the US invaded a country based on false information
* this was misrepresented to the legislature and the public at large
* thousands of americans died fighting this false war
* we SHOULD have been fighting a real war that mattered. Iraq distracted from that.

Even if your earlier statement is "true", it doesn't matter and it's not a reason to go to war.

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