What a mathematical error!!!!

[HappyHippyDad]

I cannot believe I did this. I am almost obsessive with mathematical calculations. In fact, I actually try to be less obsessive as it takes so much time and mental exhaustion to be exactly correct to the mm/cm/m.

I had to measure a long run to a new sub DB that I was putting in. It was an awkward run, twisty and turny in a barn, up and down, and into a field.

It took a lot of will power but I decided for the first time ever to just 'pace it out', rather measure it. I felt really uncomfortable as the OCD was kicking in, (but also a tiny bit brazen which felt good ) but I did it. An 80m (paced out) length. I then added on 10% and purchased 88m of cable.

Went to the job yesterday, spent 2 hours getting the 88m of heavy SWA in to the twisty turny, high up places........

I was short.....

by 37m!!!!!??

That's ridiculous, I have never been short in my life. Literally never. I always have excess. Too much excess, I have sooo many off cuts of SWA ready for scrapping.

37m!!??

Half a day spent getting the extra cable, running it and joining it.

I will never pace a job again. I shall revert back to my mathematical OCD and revel in it, rather than fight against it

What on earth went wrong!!!???

 

[DPG]

I cannot believe I did this. I am almost obsessive with mathematical calculations. In fact, I actually try to be less obsessive as it takes so much time to be exactly correct to the mm/cm/m

I had to measure a long run to a new sub DB that I was putting in. It was an awkward run, twisty and turny in a barn, up and down, and into a field.

It took a lot of will power but I decided for the first time ever to just 'pace it out', rather measure it. I felt really uncomfortable as the OCD was kicking in, (but also a tiny bit brazen which felt good ) but I did it. An 80m (paced out) length. I then added on 10% and purchased 88m of cable.

Went to the job yesterday, spent 2 hours getting the 88m of heavy SWA in to the twisty turny, high up places........

I was short.....

by 37m!!!!!??

That's ridiculous, I have never been short in my life. Literally never. I always have excess. Too much excess.

37m!!??

Half a day spent getting the extra cable, running it and joining it.

I will never pace a job again. I shall revert back to my mathematical OCD and revel in it, rather than fight against it

What on earth went wrong!!!???

Did you have a tight skirt on? So you couldn't get as much of a stride.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Did you have a tight skirt on? So you couldn't get as much of a stride.

That's just at the weekends, never during the week.

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Did you have a tight skirt on? So you couldn't get as much of a stride.

Plus, it would have had to have been the opposite wouldn't it. Almost doing the splits on each stride!

 

[DPG]

Plus, it would have had to have been the opposite wouldn't it. Almost doing the splits on each stride!

Good point. That’s another mathematical error then!!

 

[nicebutdim]

Measure six times, cut once.

 

[SparkySy]

When I started I used to do that pace it out, sometimes 2-3 times just to make sure, I always ended up with way too much cable, and sometimes oversize due to calculating the Volt drop on the cable that was too long!
I bought a trundle wheel a 50m tape measure and a 30m laser measure, use them daily and the few sets of them I have had over the years have saved me loads of stress and probably more than paid for them!

 

[ipf]

I usually pace it out.......but, if it's new to you, don't run before you can walk.......to coin a phrase.

 

[buzzlightyear]

That's ridiculous, I have never been short in my life.

why what size when you set off, is it measure once cut twice .

 

[littlespark]

Measured in metres, ordered it by the foot?

I can’t see where you could go wrong…. Unless you’ve forgotten how to count in your head.