Ah, and thus here comes the tinfoil hat topic again....  =)

-Mario

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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Jose Da Silva
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:53 PM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT] All minus and no plus


On October 7, 2005 04:30 pm, John Nall wrote:
> This is a fairly expensive instrument, and so far as I know it is very

> accurate.
>
> So here is the interesting part -- every single resister, with no 
> exceptions, came in below the nominal value.  This is not any kind of 
> problem, of course, since they were all within tolerance.  But one 
> would think (wouldn't one?) that some would be over, some would be 
> under, and once in a great while one would be right on the money. That

> is what statistics promises us.  Nope.  Not so.  Every single one 
> comes in below.  So all minus, and no plus.  What does it all mean?  
> Does it relate to our not using the metric system???  :-)

Almost makes you want to verify the batteries are okay.  ;-) You did
check that? Have you shorted the leads together to verify it reads zero
and not some 
negative value?
Otherwise, let's just consider the conspiracy factor by putting on our 
tinfoil hats to ponder the possibilities, hehehe  ;-)

cheers ;-)
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