Talk:Coal breaker

Latest comment: 1 year ago by Nø in topic Pea and buckwheat

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Since user Tim1965 provided no explanation whatsoever for reverting my edit, while I can easily explain (and did so, on his talk page, while asking for an explanation) why my edit improved the article, I dare you to explain yourself before you revert my edit again, lest you risk being considered a douchebag in my opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.197.216.61 (talk) 15:09, 2 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Article broken by the use of the "convert" template.

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The native units for small coal sizes (1,2,3,4 etc) were 32ths of an inch. Since the "convert" template doesn't display 32ths, its recent addition to the text here conceals useful and interesting explanatory information.

US-centric

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Interesting article, but VERY US-centric. 86.156.2.208 (talk) 23:10, 26 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

Pea and buckwheat

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This makes no sense to me:

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Pea – 0.5 to 0.625 inches (1.27 to 1.59 cm) in size. There were three subsets of "pea coal":
No. 1 Buckwheat – 8⁄32 to 10⁄32 inch (6.4 to 7.9 mm) in size.
No. 2 Buckwheat – 6⁄32 inch (4.8 mm) in size.
No. 3 Buckwheat – 3⁄32 to 4⁄32 inch (2.4 to 3.2 mm) in size.

For internal consistency, this should read:

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Pea – 0.5 to 0.625 inches (1.27 to 1.59 cm) in size.
Buckwheat - 3⁄32 to 10⁄32 inch (2.4 to 7.9 mm) in size. There were three subsets of "buckwheat coal":
No. 1 Buckwheat – 8⁄32 to 10⁄32 inch (6.4 to 7.9 mm) in size.
No. 2 Buckwheat – 6⁄32 inch (4.8 mm) in size.
No. 3 Buckwheat – 3⁄32 to 4⁄32 inch (2.4 to 3.2 mm) in size.

Also, this would be consistent with the text above saying there are 6 sizes. But without access to the source, I will not change the article. (talk) 11:14, 22 April 2023 (UTC)Reply