[78-L] Cylinder Rubble^

[Julian Vein]

On 16/12/11 19:56, J. E. Knox wrote:
> Greetings from FixitLand!
>
> Julian Vein wrote:
>
>> Why do you guys keep referring to these things as "cylinders"--they
>> are
>> tubes!
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cylinder
>
> If your implication is that it cannot be a cylinder because it is
> hollow, then we have to start referring to automotive engines as "six-
> tube," "eight-tube" etc. instead of "six-cylinder," "eight-cylinder"
> etc. I've got a four-tube car and a five-tube radio?
>
> LOL
>
> Disc records were once referred to as "plates." Whatever...
>
> Take care,
>
>
> Joe
>
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We refer to black&white photgraphs as monochrome, when they are 
duochrome. We talk about 3-D tvs, when they are really 4-D (height, 
width, depth and time).

      Julian Vein