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Title: Miscalculations
Post by: Rods2 on 11 June 2014, 21:17:54
After the French railways found their new trains are too wide for many platforms in France the BBC asked for other people's miscalculations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27782731 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27782731)

Has anybody on here ever miscalculated anything?
Title: Re: Miscalculations
Post by: 05omegav6 on 11 June 2014, 21:49:32
The boot space of a Vauxhall Insignia :-[
Title: Re: Miscalculations
Post by: Mr.Blobby on 11 June 2014, 22:02:43
Drinking a pint of optics  :(
Title: Re: Miscalculations
Post by: 05omegav6 on 11 June 2014, 22:07:52
The top shelf at Planet Hollywood is about a pint :-X
Title: Re: Miscalculations
Post by: chrisgixer on 11 June 2014, 22:55:49
Plenty, but none that I can remember. :-\

Ah. Turn 3 at Mallory in the first lap of practice didn't turn out as expected, that much I do remember ;D
Title: Re: Miscalculations
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 11 June 2014, 23:03:12
Had a window made for a house I was doing up.  When I went to fit it it was 100mm short......  :-[

Turns out my tape measure was faulty!  ::)  ;D