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gone-ot · 07-08-2010, 02:55 PM

...consider the "numbers" -- the same 1% error in a 10-gallon fillup (ie: 10.1 gal. vs. 10.0 gal.) will become a 10% error in a "short" 1-gallon fillup (ie: 1.1 gal. vs. 1.0 gal.)

07-08-2010, 02:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	...consider the "numbers" -- the same 1% error in a 10-gallon fillup (ie: 10.1 gal. vs. 10.0 gal.) will become a 10% error in a "short" 1-gallon fillup (ie: 1.1 gal. vs. 1.0 gal.)