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minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·7 months agoBe the change you want to see in the world. Use the metric system.
minus-squareWogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI’m a machinist, I don’t get to choose my units. We use standard and try to avoid metric dimensioning like the plague. The difference between .005 inches and .005 millimeters is literally an order of magnitude.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI did it all the time. But I’m not american.
Be the change you want to see in the world. Use the metric system.
I’m a machinist, I don’t get to choose my units. We use standard and try to avoid metric dimensioning like the plague. The difference between .005 inches and .005 millimeters is literally an order of magnitude.
I did it all the time. But I’m not american.