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Subject:Re: question for an engineer
From:Bill
Date:Thu, 2 Jul 1998 22:42:42 -0600

> > Can foot-lbs be converted to inch lbs, and vice-versa, by simply
> > multiplying/dividing by 12?  I don't think they can, but I'm not sure.
> Can
> > you splain this in moron terms so I can understand it?
>
> YES, What's so hard to understand?
>
> ft-lbs x 12 = in-lbs or
> in-lbs x 0.83 = ft-lbs
>
> Bill

oops.....my decimal is in the wrong place.
thats.  in-lbs x .083 = ft-lbs.  Anyway,
you get the idea, thats 1/12

Bill