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[freebeard]

The singular advantage of the metric system is you can convert by shifting the decimal point, so 0.44 meters.

A meter is ~1.1 yards so 0.44X39.6, which I can't do in my head so about/less than half of forty.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

The singular advantage of the metric system is you can convert by shifting the decimal point, so 0.44 meters.

A meter is ~1.1 yards so 0.44X39.6, which I can't do in my head so about/less than half of forty.

You mean trying to figure 17' 3" 1/16th minus 3' 10" 3/32nd in your head isn't the most efficient system in the world? I'd be surprised if a board were ever cut incorrectly due to our superior unit of measure.

[freebeard]

Art thou hip to:

Thousandth of an inch
Thousandth of an inch
A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in a system of units using inches. Equal to 1⁄1000 of an inch, a thousandth is commonly called a thou or particularly in North America a mil. The words are shortened forms of the English and Latin words for "thousand". Wikipedia

Still too hard?

https://math.tools › table › unit › length › thou-to-in
Thou to Inch Conversion table / chart - Math Tools
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[oil pan 4]

I use a metric tape measure on a regular basis that was a joke.

[Piotrsko]

Have never heard of .001 being called a mill which to me is .000001 or one thousandth of a thou.
Perhaps in french Canadian places?
When you get that small people change measurement sizes

[Isaac Zachary]

I hear a thousandth of an inch being called a "mil" all the time. Actually I don't know of anyone who still says "thousandths of an inch."

[freebeard]

It's also a thousandth of a dollar, among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mill_(currency)
Mill (currency) - Wikipedia
The mill ( American English) or mil ( Commonwealth English, except Canada) is a unit of currency (sometimes symbolized as ₥ ), used in several countries as one-thousandth of the base unit. In the United States, it is a notional unit equivalent to a thousandth of a United States dollar (a hundredth of a

[Isaac Zachary]

Originally Posted by freebeard

It's also a thousandth of a dollar, among others:

I've heard that too.

Gas is 4 dollars, 99 cents and 9 mils. (Less than $5, so it must be cheap)

[freebeard]

What are the odds? It must be that Invisible Hand that Adam Smith was on about.

[oil pan 4]

How does this invisible hand hurt you and is it in the room with us right now?