Comment on everything actually important is already metric

• Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  .308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.

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  • BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    why do they use decimal for imperial units?

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    • Liz@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.

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    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.

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      • BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        🫡🇺🇲

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    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.

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    • ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.

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    • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.

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      • BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        so why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?

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