no_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldno_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareArve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoDon’t forget the most important US measurements of them all: 5.56, 7.62, 9, etc.
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.
minus-squareBOMBS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agowhy do they use decimal for imperial units?
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBecause even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoMachining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
minus-squareBOMBS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoso why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?
Don’t forget the most important US measurements of them all: 5.56, 7.62, 9, etc.
.308
Oh wait…
pls explain 🙂
.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.
why do they use decimal for imperial units?
Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
so why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?