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<H1> Frank Filz's Fun Page </H1>

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<H1>SOME HANDY ENGINEERING CONVERSIONS</H1>
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   <LI>Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: Eskimo Pi.
   <LI>2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Won Ton.
   <LI>1 millionth of a mouthwash: 1 microscope.
   <LI>Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement: 1 banana
   <LI>second.
   <LI>1000 aches: 1 megahurtz.
   <LI>Basic Unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower.
   <LI>100 Senators; Not 1 decision.
   <LI>8 nickels; 2 paradigms.
   <LI>1 millionth of a fish: 1 microfiche.
   <LI>1000 grams of wet socks: 1 literhosen.
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<H1>ACRONYM</H1>

A Contrived Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mnemonics.

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<I>&copy; Copyright 1995, 1999 Frank Filz. All rights reserved.</I>


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