Obscure Measurements and Problem Swaps

[Alpha Strike]

Me: I'm sorry, but we "are not in the business of replacing cords" We will send a replacement, but its up to you to swap them out.
SC: I do thousands of dollars of business with you! Send me a new clipper!
Me: We have to try the cord first.
SC: What if I said there was a rattling in the motor?
Me: Well we would likely be unable to diagnose the problem, and we may very well swap out the clippers.
SC: Fine, the motor rattles.
Me: You already told me that its the cord. You either do this or you go through *manufacturer*. Take your pick.
SC: ... Send me the cord.

I'm not ever really sure how to take attempted scams like this. Does the SC think that we're their ally and as soon as they say what we "need" to hear, we'll do whatever it is they want? Or are they really stupid enough to believe that suddenly changing the source of the problem will magically fool us into doing what they want?

Most of the scammers I deal with are at least courteous enough to try this type of scam with two different agents and over two different calls.

Now the Kessel Run...

Whoops, my geek is showing. *tucks back in*

As soon as you said "Kessel Run" your geek was showing. Of course the fact that I knew exactly what you were talking about is neither here nor there...

[Gurndigarn]

Well in all seriousness I order fencing in rods (which is 16.5 feet) and can actually think in that kind of measurements. I have run across some people at TSC and Lowes who I ahve had to convert to feet for.

I dare you to go in and order "a chain of chainlink" and see what the reactions are.

[Broomjockey]

They retconned that one.

No they didn't. That's what it was originally. It just didn't give enough information in the movie to ascertain that.

[Brightglaive]

"My car get 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's just the way I like it!"
-Grandpa Abe Simpson

40 rods = 1 furlong = 1/8th of a mile

1 hogshead = 65 gallons

hmm... let's do the math

65/0.125 = 240 gallons per mile

What's he driving... the batmobile?

No scratch that...

an a380 superjumbojet burns 2.9 liters (0.76 gallons) of fuel per passenger per 60 miles. With 555 passengers max, this equates to about 7 gallons per mile.

an F16 at MAX power at sea level in combat situations (Mach 0.5 or 380.6 miles per hour) burns 130 gallons/min or about 20.6 gallons per mile.

Sheesh... no wonder airline tickets are so expensive ....... and the price of gas keeps going up.

As soon as gas (petrol for those across the pond) goes to $3 a liter I'm buying an all electric car. Of course by then they might be charging per megajoule......
AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!

I'd hate to be driving Grandpa Abe Simpson's car. He's probably the reason gas prices are going up.