How much straight is straight enough

Jim Ivey jivey61 at bellsouth.net
Sun Jan 23 12:43:32 AKST 2005


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> 
> From: Jerry Budd <jerry at buddengineering.com>
> Date: 2005/01/23 Sun PM 12:51:52 EST
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Re: How much straight is straight enough
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> Since Ron said it's OK as an engineer to nit-pick...
> 
> Flat and level are two different things.
> 
> Flat means "without curvature".
> 
> Level means "a horizontal plane of uniform elevation".
> 
> You can have a flat surface that isn't level, but a level surface has 
> to be flat (curvature of the earth's gravitational field 
> notwithstanding).
> 
> Unless you are in Ga or Ala.   <BG>
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> >Hey
> >Flat lands,or level lands, all the same to me. Who in Ga or Ala. 
> >cares.  So flat- level mean the same HUH.  All relative to 
> >whatchahaveonthetable.
> >
> >Jim Ivey
> 
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