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Please don't zot me for asking this, but what is a "click"? Such as "two clicks down that road"?

Posted on 08/05/2007 1:40:04 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network

As a civilian, I've always wondered when watching movies when the good guys mention the word "click" as a measurement of distance. (usually in the context of a Vietnam movie, or something similar).

What's a click? A kilometer? Does it reference a click on a rifle sight adjustment? Is this a dumb question? :)


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To: JRios1968

Shouldn’t that be “Service — 3.22 clicks??”


21 posted on 08/05/2007 2:51:12 PM PDT by Publius6961 (MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
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To: Publius6961

v8


22 posted on 08/05/2007 3:26:52 PM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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To: Publius6961
"Why wouldn’t they use miles, especially in combat?

The navy is the worst.....

Ranges in nautical miles.....speed in knots....muzzle velocity in feet per second....and don't forget to take into account the angular rotation of the earth.

23 posted on 08/05/2007 3:34:04 PM PDT by spokeshave (Hey GOP...NO money till border closed and criminal illegals deported)
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To: Publius6961
"Why wouldn’t they use miles, especially in combat?

The navy is the worst.....

Ranges in nautical miles.....speed in knots....muzzle velocity in feet per second....and don't forget to take into account the angular rotation of the earth.

24 posted on 08/05/2007 3:34:22 PM PDT by spokeshave (Hey GOP...NO money till border closed and criminal illegals deported)
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To: spokeshave

.....and depth in fathoms.....


25 posted on 08/05/2007 3:37:04 PM PDT by spokeshave (Hey GOP...NO money till border closed and criminal illegals deported)
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To: donna
Why wouldn’t they use miles, especially in combat?

Well the US is the only country that uses English measurement while most other countries use the metric system

26 posted on 08/05/2007 3:40:50 PM PDT by Gone_Postal (We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat)
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To: spokeshave

and don’t even ask about leagues.


27 posted on 08/05/2007 3:41:49 PM PDT by usmcobra (I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese)
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To: spokeshave
.and depth in fathoms..
One fathom = 6feet ....or 3 migets
28 posted on 08/05/2007 3:42:14 PM PDT by Gone_Postal (We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat)
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To: usmcobra
and don’t even ask about leagues.
minor or major
29 posted on 08/05/2007 3:43:06 PM PDT by Gone_Postal (We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat)
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To: usmcobra

and don’t even ask about leagues.

Riiight, ya got your men’s , women’s, youth’s, and midnight
madness leagues.


30 posted on 08/05/2007 3:45:38 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: spokeshave
The navy is the worst..... Ranges in nautical miles.....speed in knots....muzzle velocity in feet per second....and don't forget to take into account the angular rotation of the earth.

The Navy was a piece of cake since the Chief Engineer loved to explain the nautical jargon to me:

"For the benefit of the Doc, we should explain that the 'bow' is the pointy end of the ship." :-)

31 posted on 08/05/2007 3:48:36 PM PDT by Polybius
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32 posted on 08/05/2007 4:11:01 PM PDT by JRios1968 (Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
A "click" is what you do on the "X" in the upper right corner
of your monitor when you read something fully demented.

Like right now.

33 posted on 08/05/2007 4:17:47 PM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: Lost Dutchman; stevie_d_64
Opps, forgot the . after the I.

What is "opps"?

Anything like "oops"?

34 posted on 08/05/2007 4:19:53 PM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: humblegunner

I hate grays.


35 posted on 08/05/2007 4:22:51 PM PDT by unspun (FREEP Bill O'Reilly about anything you think he needs)
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To: unspun
I hate grays.

Don't we all.

And with good reason.

36 posted on 08/05/2007 4:24:35 PM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: humblegunner
We all hate grays -- with good reason.
37 posted on 08/05/2007 4:26:14 PM PDT by unspun (FREEP Bill O'Reilly about anything you think he needs)
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To: unspun

Yes, it’s with good reason that we all hate grays.


38 posted on 08/05/2007 4:32:28 PM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: unspun

39 posted on 08/05/2007 4:43:09 PM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: Gone_Postal

Okay, how many bytes in a kilometer? (I’m kidding.)

A bear walked one kilometer due south, one kilometer due east, one kilometer due north and ended up exactly where he started from. What color is he?


40 posted on 08/05/2007 4:46:27 PM PDT by donna (The United States Constitution and the Koran are mutually exclusive.)
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