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minus-squareI'm back on my BS 🤪linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agowhy do they use decimal for imperial units?
minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish16•1 month agoBecause even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFartlinkfedilink8•1 month agoI have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
minus-squareKaryoplasmacakelinkfedilink4•1 month agoBecause they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 month agoIt means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkEnglish2•29 days agoMachining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
minus-squareI'm back on my BS 🤪linkfedilinkEnglish1•29 days agoso why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkEnglish2•29 days agoBecause, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.
why do they use decimal for imperial units?
Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
🫡🇺🇲
Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.
It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
so why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?
Because, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.
https://lemmy.world/post/14969269