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Extremeophile wrote:I've had difficulty getting readings when the shot is long and there's a lot of mist, but I haven't had issues with false readings. With the Leica distos you generally get the "255" error when the laser reflects off multiple surfaces (e.g. partly glancing off an intermediate wall, or a dome full of water droplets).
GroundquestMSA wrote:Of course, there are no fractions uttered in the cave (except when Laser Boy wants to goof off). I've been measuring to the nearest inch. Since I'm a member of the low-class, construction trade caste, my brain is already programmed to process standard units.
Extremeophile wrote:If you go to an engineering scale, even if you stay with feet, i.e. feet, tenths of feet, hundredths of feet, you will find it much easier to enter the data into a computer, and it will reduce confusion if others ever need to refer to your notes.
Extremeophile wrote:The last time anyone used inches in a survey was 1972.
Extremeophile wrote:[
If you go to an engineering scale, even if you stay with feet, i.e. feet, tenths of feet, hundredths of feet, you will find it much easier to enter the data into a computer,
Bob Thrun wrote:Extremeophile wrote:If you go to an engineering scale, even if you stay with feet, i.e. feet, tenths of feet, hundredths of feet, you will find it much easier to enter the data into a computer,
I am puzzled by the claim that feet and decimals are easier to enter into a computer than feet and inches. I have heard this claim several times and I do not understand it. It takes exactly the same amount of typing for "12 6" as it does for "12.5"
Extremeophile wrote:[
Maybe there's a shortcut I'm not aware of ... are you saying that when you leave a space between numbers that all the various software programs recognize this as feet and inches? All this time I've been converting inches and fractions of inches into decimals before entering the data. It's one of the reasons, where I work, that we use rulers with tenths of inches rather than 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 etc..
Extremeophile wrote:Maybe there's a shortcut I'm not aware of ... are you saying that when you leave a space between numbers that all the various software programs recognize this as feet and inches?etc.
Extremeophile wrote:Another advantage of an engineering scale is not needing to qualify the reading you're giving with a unit, e.g. "twenty four point five" rather than "twenty four feet, six inches".
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