The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agoI'm afraid we've been bamboozledlemmy.worldimagemessage-square154linkfedilinkarrow-up11.31K
arrow-up11.31KimageI'm afraid we've been bamboozledlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square154linkfedilink
minus-squaremoopet@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 months agoThe US does it too, the other way around. They use fractions for a lot of things (3/8", half a foot, etc.) and then switch in decimals (like “2.5 inches”) when they think you’re not looking. Except for bullets for some reason which are in mm.
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoFractions and decimals are the same units though. It should be easy enough to convert between them as well
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minus-squareZeffSyde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThere’s also calibur for bullets, e.g. .357, .45, .22. , 30 aught 6.
The US does it too, the other way around. They use fractions for a lot of things (3/8", half a foot, etc.) and then switch in decimals (like “2.5 inches”) when they think you’re not looking. Except for bullets for some reason which are in mm.
Fractions and decimals are the same units though. It should be easy enough to convert between them as well
Don’t forget 2 liters of soda!
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There’s also calibur for bullets, e.g. .357, .45, .22. , 30 aught 6.