Post B0matOYjVfZfWW7gzA by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B0lMtNZtZ63bxonyPA by MLE_online@social.afront.org
2025-11-29T07:06:15Z
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The hairs on my head are 1 to 3 thousandths thick, according to this contraption
(DIR) Post #B0lMtOwGVPXsBUHLua by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2025-11-29T16:16:38Z
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@MLE_online there is a long-standing machinist tradition that different colors of hair have different thicknesses, so sometimes people would specify a machining width of specifically a red hair as being the finest.
(DIR) Post #B0lMtQHDWztoKl5bCy by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2025-11-30T06:40:55Z
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@smellsofbikesUmmm yeah. One particular unit, the acronym for which is RCH, was very popular in the machine shop at my first real job, early 1970s. Said acronym will not be expanded by me. The kind of humor that's not funny. @MLE_online
(DIR) Post #B0mQZwpbNW6mU16M2C by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2025-11-30T18:56:55Z
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@tomjennings @MLE_online That's exactly what I was thinking about, yeah. It even shows up in old machine shop books.
(DIR) Post #B0mXm0rcuURI90kTo0 by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
2025-11-30T20:17:36Z
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@smellsofbikes Oh my! Committed to print!@MLE_online
(DIR) Post #B0matOYjVfZfWW7gzA by smellsofbikes@mastodon.social
2025-11-30T20:52:30Z
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@tomjennings I think either Heinlein or George Smith used RPH in one of their stories.