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Old 21-06-07, 16:22
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Default Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cubit Trivia

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Originally posted by Tony Smith
Well, I'll give away one half of the answer just to prove I'm not boasting, but the "Lithgow Inch" = 0.9996 of an Imperial Inch. Now, just waiting to see if Bob can provide the other half of the answer?

Tony,

Obviously something to do with the armaments factory at Lithgow, my guess is that due to the higher altitude and colder, when measured in hotter climes, it becomes 1.000 Imperial Inch
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