Re: Range excluding 0.0

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:58:05 -0400, John B. Matthews wrote:

> In article <14d916mebuseu$.59fjaud14sw7.dlg@40tude.net>,
>  "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:46:49 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>> 
>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:34:06 +0200, "Dmitry A. Kazakov"
>>> <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> declaimed the following in comp.lang.ada:
>>>> 
>>>> Still using non-metric units, guys? (:-))
>>>>
>>> 	You have compasses marked in radians? I'd hate to consider working 
>>> out what "bear left 2/3radian from current heading" means... <G>
>> 
>> I thought these were in rhumbs.
>> 
>>> 	Grad notation, OTOH, might be usable...
>> 
>> ... another orbiter loss due to metric mishap? Helps stocking up the
>> budget... (:-))
> 
> My present velocity, in the solar reference frame, is just under 2.7 
> megafurlongs/fortnight. How do I convert left and right to metric when I 
> cross the equator, bearing -pi/2? :-)

You need a Jacob's staff for this... (:-))

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