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Old 20th Jan 2001, 16:38
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Nice on Genghis!

Being one who is after the easy life and ballpark answers, I've always used divide by 10, then multiply by 2. I always wondered where the 10 came from. But this is from one who converts centigrade to fahrenheit by doubling it and adding 30.

Long live the 3-times table!

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