Ref: rant

> I fear this thread will be banned sooner than later,

Taken out, shot and all traces of it wiped from history with any luck, but
what the hell, it's Sunday :)

> I propose using a blue-green wavelength as it will copy on a copy
> machine (yellow will not) and it is near the 500mn or rounded number
> that makes measuring easier.

Umm...so no yellow bums on photocopiers at Christmas parties then, should be
painted blue-green first? And who actually counts these nm things, there tiny
and a fair bit faster than the average lad on a youth training scheme, are we
sure they didn't just guess? Where not going to find out they got it all
wrong and the nice round 500 turns into something with a load of 3's on the
end?

> If we use SI and inch, why not just change the mm to be 0.040 inches ?
> and be done with it ?

'Cos that would upset the French and they'll go on strike (again). Though it
would make Sarkosy officially taller so there could be a chance...