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Old 06-03-2006, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by hurryinhoosier62
Think about this: the average human hair is
.003-.004 in diameter. A lot of clearances in performance engines are measured in tenths (.0001). In other words, 1/10 of 1/3 of a human hair!
This is a tenth (.1) or in fraction 1/10. Then there is one hundredth (.01) or in fraction 1/100.Then one thousandth (.001) in fraction 1/1000. Then there is one ten thousandth (.0001) or in fraction 1/10000. ;) Just so folks dont get too confused :D