no_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 6 months agoeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldimagemessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1805arrow-down126
arrow-up1779arrow-down1imageeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldno_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 6 months agomessage-square200fedilink
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months ago19mm / 3 = 6.3333mm. Come on over here and show me the six point three three three three millimeter line on my metric tape measure.
minus-squarebufalo1973linkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago2" / 3 = 0.666666666 Show me that point in you tape measure 😜 And both cases can be fixed by just skewing a little the tape (19 mm -> 21 mm and 2" -> 2.1". Close to 20°)
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months ago2 inches isn’t a common size for stock. 1.5 inches is though. And you want to come show me 2.1" on my standard tape measure?
minus-squarebufalo1973linkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoOh, right, inches are not divided by a sane number😉
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoTIL 2 isn’t a sane number.
minus-squarebufalo1973linkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoTIL that is better having 2.0625" and 2.125" than having 2.1" 😜
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThose numbers are inconvenient only if you insist on working in base 10.
Or you can do a division and that’s it.
19mm / 3 = 6.3333mm. Come on over here and show me the six point three three three three millimeter line on my metric tape measure.
2" / 3 = 0.666666666 Show me that point in you tape measure 😜
And both cases can be fixed by just skewing a little the tape (19 mm -> 21 mm and 2" -> 2.1". Close to 20°)
2 inches isn’t a common size for stock. 1.5 inches is though.
And you want to come show me 2.1" on my standard tape measure?
Oh, right, inches are not divided by a sane number😉
TIL 2 isn’t a sane number.
TIL that is better having 2.0625" and 2.125" than having 2.1" 😜
Those numbers are inconvenient only if you insist on working in base 10.