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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>RWM,</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=georgia,palatino size=3>I agree that there is no practical reason to look for an alternate gage, and so no engineering studies are needed to search for that alternate gage.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>All I am saying is that today, with sophisticated computer programs, we could run the numbers and seek the answer to the question of optimum gage with far more precision than what was available when gage was standardized.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>However, as you mention, the input would be enormously complex, and the answer to the question would probably be disputed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The way I see it, the question is only academic, but highly intriguing nevertheless.</FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=georgia,palatino>I would say that the answer to the original poster’s question is:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><U>We will never know</U>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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