How long is an inch?

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  1. Ondjage
    Razordon

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    Have anyone else noticed the difference in length between the red plastic 18 inch tool that comes with the island of blood, and the GW "roll out" measure tape (red tool with eagle on it, no idea what its called in english)?

    The 18 inches on the red plastic stick is NOTICABLY shorter than 18 inches on the tape measure.


    Seriously wtf?
     
  2. hilburn
    Cold One

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    ...tape measure?

    If this is a thing (don't have the solid stick to see) it is the biggest disgrace since the 11 inch footlongs at Subway!
     
  3. Ondjage
    Razordon

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    LOL!

    I mean this one: http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440151a&prodId=prod1095492
     
  4. Ondjage
    Razordon

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    quite exactly one fourth of an inch in difference between the two :p
     
  5. Lizardmatt
    Troglodon

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    I think GW rounded an inch to 2.5 cm, instead of 2.54 cm. That would account for the ~1/4" error over 18".

    -Matt
     
  6. teufelhund
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    Figures... I could never understand why the game wasn't just designed using the metric system; I realize Americans probably purchase the majority of the product, but the cm lines are just on the other side of the measuring tape.
     

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