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150 millimeters equals 6 inches!!!
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Oct 11, 2009 3:42 pm
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ok,it appears that some of the parts that go inside the computer "case"(this is the box that holds the interior components of a computer) are not made in the USA.
because we are eventually going to be tested on these components,
and the dimensions are in millimeters!!!!!
talk about making something complicated!
so,to help me study,i decided to just convert millimeters into a more manageable unit.
like inches,or even tenths of a foot,you know we are in america lets speak american,please!! 
for example the "power supply"
this is a box that fits in the computer case, that takes wall voltage(between 110 volts and 220 volts)and converts into more manageable amounts of electricity,for the sensitive components inside the case.
so,these boxes have a chart that uses a "form factor".
this form factor basically shows the different sizes and shapes of the power supply boxes.
the funny thing is that all the measurements are in millimeters.
i will never be able to learn it,unless i can find out what a millimeter looks like!
sooooo,i took an old survey formula and calculated the size of a meter compared to a foot.
basically there are 3.28083333 feet in a meter.
sooooo,i merely devide that by 1000 to get the size of a millimeter .
then i multiply that by 150,
BINGO!!!
I NOW KNOW HOW WIDE THE POWER SUPPLY BOX IS.
It is 6 inches wide!!
ok,so 100 millimeters equals approximately 4 inches or
0.32808 feet! 
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