What is This in Centimetres

heatherduthie thanks

There are 100cms in a metre so the decimal point (if that's what the comma was meant to be) should be moved two places. (not one).

So 2.25 metres converts to 225cm (not 22.5cm).

I'm still trying to puzzle out what the connection with 8 7/8 " (given as an alternative) is (assuming the " represented inches).

davidstockport when he put it in inches as well I presumed the first one was ment to be mm not meters

heatherduthie It is very confusing, but I'm finding it quite amusing, even though it's making my brain hurt.

RegularComper90 why do that when you have the lovely members here and wow 20 points

RegularComper90 I did but I tried it and the length wasn't correct and I couldn't fin what this was in cm

Ann1984 yeah. But that wouldn’t be @ for 20 points. But I agree I was drunk when I wrote this

Ann1984 I'm not trying to be clever but from what I've seen here if I wanted any help with conversions, most of the lovely members here, as lovely as they are, would be the last people I would ask.

Golfforall Thanks, its the right length

Golfforall It isn't a Meccano piece, it's a "piece of string" probably for use in a Meccano construction, possibly a crane, from what I recall the string wasn't supplied with the kits (I could be wrong). I'm definitely not wrong about the measurement though, 225 cm (88.6inches) is much closer to 7'4" than 8'4". (easy mistake to make).

minifig290 Oh no it isn't! It is approximately 11.4 inches too long But don't worry about it as long as it works OK the world won't come to an end, and you've plenty of string spare so if the string snaps you might be able to knot it together.

Hope you had enough pieces to complete whatever you were making.

Have they digitalised those Meccano sets yet? (hopefully not).

davidstockport It must have been late !

Golfforall It was late for me too, I often get to sleep by doing mental arithmetic, I fell asleep twice working out where your calculation had gone wrong. (I could see the reason for it though).

I got my first approximate answer by two metres being nearly 6'7" and adding a quarter of a metre, nearly 10".

Ricky6981 Your observations regarding conversions agrees with mine, but that BUT is what is also puzzling me - I cannot see why one measurement of just under 9 inches is offered as an alternative for a measurement (now confirmed by OP as of over 7 foot). Any Ideas?

I've already ruled out VERY thick string.

Thanks for the great article linked to, it explained so much, possibly why because I played with Meccano as a child I can put together self assembly furniture with few problems. (if all the parts are included). blacklabrador

davidstockport I guess the trick then is to find someone who was good at Meccano if you are planning a trip to Ikea.

blacklabrador It might possibly be better to find someone with a box of nails and a big hammer.