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I once obtained a ruler that was given in decimal feet. That was a _weird_ day.
by hprotagonist 8y ago
I once obtained a ruler that was given in decimal feet. That was a _weird_ day.
- abakker 8y agoI actually make and sell these, as well as rulers that are in decimal inches. They're handy for woodworkers or others that need to use multiple scales. Even weirder, I've made rulers that indicate pixels at the precise PPI density for MacBook pros, iPhones, etc, so that my graphic designer friend could hand sketch UI/UX elements to scale and see how they'd render.
- tonyarkles 8y agoI bought a 3-pack of tape measures at Home Depot several years ago, being delighted that they were much cheaper than normal. Sure enough, first time I go to use one I discover it's in decimal feet. That, too, was a weird day. I'm in Canada, so it's not unusual for some things to be in feet/inches and some to be in meters/centimeters/etc. But my brain positively melted when it couldn't reconcile the incongruity of those tape measures.