Quote Originally Posted by bfish View Post
Not when "significant" is defined by a few thousandths. Such a crude method could explain why they're different from each other too (assuming they were the "same" to start with).
I'll admit, that I don't have a firm grasp on what a few thousandth is........ although, I suppose I could dig out a feeler gauge. It just doesn't seem like sandpaper in the gap could remove much of anything. Maybe I lack the patience to damage something that slowly

Actually, that's a pretty good analogy.
The source of my penguin analogy: We had a bear in town about 2 years ago, and the bear was killed by the police. People were up in arms about the poor bear being shot, and why weren't the police prepared for such an event. Up until that time, a bear in town would have been crazy talk. I figured that if the local police should've known to be prepared for bears, then they should also be prepared for penguins. Bears are normally only in the UP...... or maybe the very north part of the lower peninsula, but the possibility of the bear crossing the bridge was discussed.

I generally don't worry about bears...... although, it does cross my mind now when I'm out in the woods in large berry patch!