[TR] New Alternator - Stag

[Dave]

As is so often the case with things that are arbitrary, the trail frequently leads back to some decision made by some anonymous person at some point lost to history who had no idea the ramifications this would lead to.

BTW, the version I remember is that that wheel separation was driven by how close you can run two horses side-by-side.

;-)

 

Dave Massey


 

 

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From: Mark Hooper <mhooper at indiefilmnet.com>
To: 'Dave' <dave1massey at cs.com>; 'mdporter at dfn.com' <mdporter at dfn.com>; 'triumphs at autox.team.net' <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Sep 8, 2016 11:31 am
Subject: RE: [TR] New Alternator - Stag



This discussion reminds me of the note going around about 20 or so years ago claiming to follow modern satellite design back through car lane/tunnel dimensions, railway guages, coverered wagons, roman roads and eventually arrived at the wheel separation of a Hittite war chariot. Not sure how real it was, but a good read.
 
Mark Hooper
1972 TR6



From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave
Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 8:00 AM
To: mdporter at dfn.com; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] New Alternator - Stag



Indeed.  Many years ago when I was working in HVAC I was trying to calculate air flow temperature changes based on a coil rated at some value (eg: 22 MBTU/Hr) and my calculations kept coming out way out of the realm of reality.  By a factor of 1000.  Then I realized that the "M" stood for Mille (1000 in Latin).  Remember the Mille Miglia is a race of 1000 miles, not 1,000,000 miles.  I think that by the end of a million mile race all the spectators will have gone home.

So when does "M" mean 1,000 and when does it mean 1,000,000?  The answer to that is the same as it is to most of life's questions: "It depends."  For example, how big is a barrel?  Answer: It depends.  A barrel of beer is 31 gallons.  In the US.  In Brittan it is 43 gallons (US).  But most fluid barrels are half a hogshead (31.5 US gallons).  And a barrel of oil is 42 US gallons.

Context is everything.

BTW, how much is a buttload?  Two hogsheads.  Look it up.





Dave Massey


 

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