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Re:Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes by skrause on Sunday July 05, 2020 @03:13AM (#23737096)

How this that convenient when you then have to use something like 13/16?

Just look at the standard wrench sizes (https://www.cnm.edu/programs-of-study/programs-a-z/automotiv...):

* Standard Combination Wrenches: 1/4, 5/16, 11/32, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4, 13/16, 7/8, 15/16, 1.

* Metric Combination Wrenches: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Measured in millimeters.

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Re:Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes by mikecoles on Monday July 06, 2020 @01:56PM (#23750675)

Perfectly convenient.

The standard system excels when doing actual work. If you have a rod with 1" diameter and you need to take it down to 13/16", you can use a lathe to make 3/32" cut. Or if you need to divide up 13/16 into 4 parts, for example, 13/64.

The metric system's strength is teaching in elementary schools where skills with fractions are not as strong.

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Re:Show HN: USA.css – units set in inches, 1776 bytes by VyperCard on Sunday July 05, 2020 @04:24AM (#23737328)

Thanks for this illustration.

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