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Old 08-22-2008, 09:23 AM   #12
JackG
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Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent
Probably because most people can't read a vernier scale. I had to learn when I picked up a Sharps type rifle with a long range sight setup on it. Minute of Angle on a vernier scale.
My dad, a machinist, taught me how to read vernier calipers when I was less than ten years old. I still don't have set of dial indicating calipers... mine is an old, but trusty Fowler vernier caliper.

There... I used the word "vernier" twice, err, three times.
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