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> Why is it that the copper tubing/pipe is rated as type K, L, or M and
> not say, A, B, or C?
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> I've no idea.
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> "OrkoPolo" <orko.polo@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1117172379.118914.158330@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
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> because K is 10000 diceadameters thick L is 5000 and M is 1000
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> "Red Jacket" <RJ@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:qcednfsEMqMdtgrfRVn-tw@adelphia.com...
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> Not even Google knows what a "diceadameters" is. And Decimeter would
> make
> it ridiculously thick.

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> Not even Google knows what a "diceadameters" is. And Decimeter would
> make it ridiculously thick, do you mean micrometers
>
> Are you implying that is follows Roman numeral rules (except K is not
> roman and should be 1000 and L should be 5)
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> My guesses:
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> The letters were chosen by a material scientist who may have imitated the
> sequence used to describe electron orbital.
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> A, B and C were probably already taken and X,Y, Z generally represent
> direction, KLM is typically the third most preferred letter sequence.
> Letter sequences of more than 3-5 members are not desireable.
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> "Ned Flanders" <mrstinky@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:N_Ple.9691$Ib.3900@trndny03...
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> your right!
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> lol "diceadameters" pronounced (dick-head-a-meters)
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> "AutoTracer" <autotracer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:IQ1pe.165$hK3.50@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
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> Oops, I forgot to look at who wrote that post and I also forgot to put you
> in my kill file (done)
>
> Not even Freud could help you Ned
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> "Ned Flanders" <mrstinky@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:Ck2pe.8808$%23.6435@trndny02...
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