Comment on everything actually important is already metric

• BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  why do they use decimal for imperial units?

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  • Liz@midwest.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🫡🇺🇲

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  • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.

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  • ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website ⁨6⁩ ⁨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 ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.

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    • BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Because, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.

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