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> How often do you try to describe something a sixth of the length of your foot? It happens all the time. There's a very popular piece of wood known as a 'two
by xyzzy4 10y ago
> How often do you try to describe something a sixth of the length of your foot?
It happens all the time. There's a very popular piece of wood known as a 'two by four' which is 2 inches by 4 inches.
- Jedd 10y agoI think part of the deal with (and joy of) joining the world of metric is that you stop buying and selling 2x4's.
- to3m 10y agoAnd if this were metric, it would be a 5 by 10. (If you can't figure out what fraction of a metre this is, let me know, and I'll try to help you out.)
- dalke 10y agoExcept that a "2x4" is typically 1½ × 3½ . Quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber#North_American_softwoods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumber#North_American_softwood... : > a "2x4" board historically started out as a green, rough board actually 2 by 4 inches (51 mm × 102 mm). After drying and planing, it would be smaller, by a nonstandard amount. Today, a "2x4" board starts out as something smaller than 2 inches by 4 inches and not specified by standards, and after drying and planing is reliably 1½ by 3½ inches (38 mm × 89 mm).