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    Which items, named after a Dutchman, traditionally feature only ten different letters of the alphabet, and which numerical phrase associated with their use doesn't indicate the perfection that most people think it does?

    Question #92528. Asked by gmackematix. (Feb 18 08 8:57 PM)


    queproblema

    		How about a hint?

    Feb 26 08, 10:53 PM
    gmackematix

    		Well, if you can't see it yet then maybe there's someone you should visit...

    Mar 04 08, 8:19 PM
    zbeckabee

    		Only the ten letters C, D, E, F, L, N, O, P, T, Z are used in the traditional Snellen chart.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snellen_chart

    If you have 20/20 vision, it means that when you stand 20 feet away from the chart you can see what the "normal" human being can see. This does not mean that you have PERFECT vision.

    http://health.howstuffworks.com/question126.htm

    Herman Snellen (February 19, 1834, Zeist - January 18, 1908) was a Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1862).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snellen



    Mar 04 08, 9:05 PM
    gmackematix

    		Well done, Zbeck! You've got the bottom line on that one.
    I can't see the metric version of the phrase "6/6 vision" catching on any time soon.

    Mar 06 08, 8:22 PM

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