Genius behind resistors stripe code and electrolytic cap wire length? [rant]

I'm thinking you complain too much. :smiley:
Wait to you get as old as me and you can't even read the writing without tons of extra lighting and a big magnifying glass. As an aside I always take a resistance measurement on any resistor I use before soldering it into a circuit, trust me It's worth the extra time expended. :wink:

Lefty