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minus-squareramenshaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agoWhoever thought having to say “it’s 13/64 inches long” was a good idea needs to fuck right off.
minus-squareMagnetar@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoAmerican are like “cut 37/64 and 52 thousandths of an inch off your 2 by 4 inch piece of wood, that’s obviously not 2 by 4 inches”, and don’t get me started on wire gauge.
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEver bought 6/4 boards but in board feet?
minus-squareMagnetar@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo, I live in the metric world. I just watch some woodworking etc. videos by Americans for entertainment, and get horribly confused and annoyed.
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt is not an ideal way to sell wood.
minus-squarePatches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBruh when they invented the inches. They thought that quarter inch precision was good af.
Whoever thought having to say “it’s 13/64 inches long” was a good idea needs to fuck right off.
American are like “cut 37/64 and 52 thousandths of an inch off your 2 by 4 inch piece of wood, that’s obviously not 2 by 4 inches”, and don’t get me started on wire gauge.
Ever bought 6/4 boards but in board feet?
No, I live in the metric world. I just watch some woodworking etc. videos by Americans for entertainment, and get horribly confused and annoyed.
It is not an ideal way to sell wood.
Bruh when they invented the inches. They thought that quarter inch precision was good af.