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minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoMachining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoBecause, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoIt means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish17•1 year agoBecause even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFartlinkfedilink8•1 year agoI have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
why do they use decimal for imperial units?
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.
https://lemmy.world/post/14969269
It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
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Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.