no_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 6 个月前everything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldimagemessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldno_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 6 个月前message-square195fedilink
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 个月前.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.
minus-squareBOMBS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 个月前why do they use decimal for imperial units?
minus-squareThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 个月前It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 个月前I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 个月前Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
minus-squareKaryoplasma@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 个月前Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 个月前Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
minus-squareBOMBS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 个月前so why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 个月前Because, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.
.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.
why do they use decimal for imperial units?
It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
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Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.
Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
so why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?
Because, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.