• bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      In the US trades, every measurement is expressed in ft/in, with fractions by 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 as they’re expressed on a standard US tape measure. No one uses 5ths, 10ths, 3rds, etc.

      • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        frankly, using predetermined denominators only seems marginally better to me

        it makes me wonder who decided that 32 3/8 in was more readable than 32.375 in

    • marcos@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 months ago

      But the imperial system is so convenient, you just use fractions instead of decimals…

      /s, because well, this is the internet.