What is it with round numbers?

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Ming the Merciless

There is no mercy
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I happen to know that 2 m is about 6' because I grew up in the "Mixed" era. I was very glad I could do all my carpentry calculations in metric though; numbers are hard enough without messing about with fractions.

You‘d be half a foot out!
 
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ClichéGuevara

ClichéGuevara

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Who sets their alarm clock at 3 minutes to the hour, or seven minutes before the half hour, for example? No-one, I’d imagine.
or no-one in their right mind.

I had someone asking me to pick them up at 17 minutes past once, as they'd be too early if we set off at 20 past. This was for a 150 mile drive, and yes, they were serious.
 
Indeed. That was a great 99 mile bike ride…said no cyclist ever.
I have done just one century ride since returning to cycling thirteen years ago. Or so I thought. Talking it over with friends later I was told that I had only done around 97 miles :cursing:
 

Jody

Stubborn git
I have done just one century ride since returning to cycling thirteen years ago. Or so I thought. Talking it over with friends later I was told that I had only done around 97 miles :cursing:

Snap. Ive done one century ride and my phone battery died a couple of miles from the coast.
 
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