Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote
by Just_Smith on Friday November 16, 2018 @09:35PM
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Ha! I'm happy for your apparent virtuosity, but the whole of America's construction industry is quite a few years into disagreeing with you.
Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote
by fnordsensei on Friday November 16, 2018 @10:25PM
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So THAT'S why U.S., Liberian and Myanmar architecture is centuries ahead of the rest of the world.
By the way, why isn't your currency base 12? All the purported benefits that apply to length would certainly apply to money as well.
Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote
by umanwizard on Saturday November 17, 2018 @01:36AM
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This is just silly. People in most of the world are able to build things just fine without using the American system of units.
Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote
by AngryData on Friday November 16, 2018 @10:05PM
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Yeah just line it up with that non-existant mark on your measuring stick. Is it enough of a tolerance problem to really worry about? Likely not. But you still can't point to a specific line to measure too unless they have specially added 1/3 marks.
Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote
by umanwizard on Saturday November 17, 2018 @02:20AM
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> you still can't point to a specific line to measure too unless they have specially added 1/3 marks.
You also can't point to a line to measure a quarter of an inch, unless they have specifically added 1/4 marks. What's your point?
Not being a whole number does not make it harder to find where it is.