On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 11:49:08PM +1100, Sam Couter wrote: > Martin F Krafft <krafft@ifi.unizh.ch> wrote: > > The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, > > 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. > > Feet and inches are exceeding odd units of measurement. 143.51cm isn't much better is it? It just looks less messy I guess. Works better for my head too. Len Sorensen