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From: Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com>
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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 23:58:35 +0200
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Stephen Leake wrote:

>Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com> writes:
>
>> Stephen Leake wrote:
>>=20
[42 microns]
>> >(Extra points for identifying the
>> >cultural origions of that number :).
>>=20
>> This one is easy. :-)
>>=20
>> The answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and
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>> (1952-2001).
>
>Yes, but that's just the "42". Where did "micron" come to mean "some
>imaginary unit of measure"?

Mmh, to my knowledge micron is originated from the Greek word "micros"
for little, small, tiny. Used to mean one out of a thousand
[millimeter] since I am able to speak. Ok, probably it was used
earlier already... ;-)

So you have a different story?

At work we are just too lazy to say micrometer each time because we
would have to say it too often. Especially if a customer would
complain about a small 42 micron disalignment. ;->


Vinzent.

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