On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 11:26:13 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
> On Monday, February 15, 2021 at 8:10:58 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Bruce" wrote in message news > > On Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:59:09 -0500, Sheldon Martin >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >On Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:18:51 -0500, David Crossley
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>In article >,
> > >>says...
> > >>>
> > >>> Everything is usually 12 gauge. So what's your point?
> > >>>
> > >>Exactly, what kind of sissy uses a 16 gauge anyway?
> > >
> > >A 16 GA. IS A SISSY GUAGE... MAY AS WELL USE 20 GA.
> > >The lower the gauge the more powerful. None of yoose use firearms.
> >
> > Get over yourself, you were just a cook in the navy.
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> >
> > Lower gauge is rarely more powerful. Power i.e. energy delivered is a
> > multiple of projectile weight and velocity. With firearms a larger calibre
> > e.g. .308/7.62 is not as fast as a .223/5.56 but delivered energy is far
> > greater. If you want a huge difference look at the hitting power of a .50
> > cal. In Shotguns a 12 gauge slug is massively bigger and with a more
> > powerful punch than a 20 or even smaller .410, Lower gauge is more
> > powerful
> > is totally wrong.
>
> What you say is true. OTOH, I think people are thinking in terms of the
> gauge number instead of bore size i.e., a bore size with a higher number
> will be less powerful than one with a lower number.
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>
> Ah OK, so not the 'smaller' the Gauge, just the lower the gauge 'number' and
> only in that case in relation to shotguns. See over here shotguns and
> firearms are classed differently e.g. we have a shotgun certificate for
> smoothbore guns or a firearms licence for those with rifling. But then we
> also refer to 12/16/20 Bore rather than gauge. Different strokes for
> different folks!
>
> )

It's certainly confusing! My wife said they were administering the Covid-19 vaccine using big gauge needles. There was some complaining about that so they switch to a higher gauge needle i.e., a thinner one. Wire is also typically sized by gauge. Household wiring will typically run 14 to 8 gauge. The 8 gauge would be for higher current applications like stoves. Small appliances will use thinner wire. I can't say what wire sizes are in your country since you run a different voltage.
The wiring for electric guitar pickups will be around 43 gauge. That's thinner than hair! Beats the heck out of me why wire is sized like that. I'd like to see a 1 gauge wire. What is that - infinity?