Gregory's ServerIn the USA I'm going to start asking mechinists and mechanics "Do you use the royal feet or scientific meters?"... maybe that will finally get people offended enough to switch to metric :)
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 @volkris There is no application where it makes better sense unless you mean something that already uses that and therefore youjust dont have the choice (often the case) @freemo as we apply measurements, we disagree :) We find that, for example, inches are scaled far better for so many projects than cm or mm, in the same way that degrees F are scaled better for human application than degrees C or K. When it comes down to something ranging in size from around a baseball up to a table leg--roughly human sized things--the royal feet units are simply more practical, so we prefer them. They make more practical sense. @volkris As someone who has used inches his whole life I cant say I agree... they are big, bulky, and divided in an awkward way. There is literally no application they are better suited for that I can think of. how are they more practical? Im not getting it.. Even at that size, cm and mm give you the proper precision and grading. If you need something closer to feel you have dm which is a perfect size for something where a foot woould be appropriate. Not sure I get how inch is somehow more practical? How, why? |
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