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hlthe2b

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2. I always become amused when 20 to 30 millimeters rather than 2-3 centimeters is used in such articles...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2024, 02:01 PM

Nov 2024

Does the general American public have a better appreciation for 20 millimeters than 2 centimeters? Just a curious notion, this morning (ignoring the issue of centimeters vs inches for the moment, (which btw would be a little less than 3/4 of an inch to about 1 1/4 inch).

A fascinating discovery, though.

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