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  1. Jan 17, 2021, 04:59 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by marksbug View Post
    you can take a stick and use it for mesurement just as well as a metrick or inch ruler.just watch some of the vids posted hear. I rest my case.
    I agree that the base distance is not important. It is all about the multipliers to get to larger and smaller distances. The choice is, for example, 5280 versus 1000.

    Quick, how many feet in 3.5 miles?

    OK, how many meters in 3.5 KM?

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