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Bags Thu 14-Jun-12 20:24:01

Arrow numbers like this: 11/14 or 16/16 or 19/14, etc

The first two digits are the diameter of the arrow in 64ths of an inch;

The second two are the thickness of the wall of the arrow tube (modern arrows for recurve bows are tubes rather than solid sticks) in thousandths of an inch.

And one thousandth of an inch makes a difference!

Or so they say.

Recurve bows aren't the same as longbows.

someone can use that in a quiz, surely? wink

Anagram Thu 14-Jun-12 20:29:42

Mmm....yes, I'm sure they can, Bags! hmm

glassortwo Thu 14-Jun-12 20:33:57

The average person will spend approximately one year out of their lifetime searching for lost or misplaced items

glassortwo Thu 14-Jun-12 20:34:29

Or if your my DH treble that grin

Anagram Thu 14-Jun-12 20:51:55

Yes! Mine too, glass! grin

Ariadne Thu 14-Jun-12 21:41:25

Bags just sent it to Theseus, who will love it!