Originally Posted by Rolf_Nilsen
Originally Posted by Karl_Brogger
I hope like hell the US never goes to si. Decimals are a pain in the butt if you make a living with a tape measure in your hand.


Ugh, I beg to differ! Decimals is currently the only way to measure with ease unless you grew up with imperial measurements as a tradition. 15/16ts of an inch vs 7/8s.. That is unless you know your customers are bound to get it wrong if they try the DIY route wink

Come now, throw the rest of the imperial rule away. You have had sine 1781 to get this straight smile


I can fully sympathize with Karl. 1/16ths of an inch are as common as counting or saying your ABCs, to someone who uses it 8-10 hours a day. And God help me if i have to use a tape with the fractions written on it. I've started using metric for boat stuff because it's more the norm in the A class (and F-18 apparently), but I'd go poor trying to do it at work everday.

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