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> I use inches here because in machine work thousandths of inches is the language du jour. Only in the USA ;)
by formerly_proven 6y ago
> I use inches here because in machine work thousandths of inches is the language du jour.
Only in the USA ;)
- alexvoda 6y agoThe rest of the world figured that using prefixes with a predefined universal multiplier is more practical. Therefore you can use the milifoot equal to a thousandth of a foot, or the kiloinch equal to one thousand inches, or the microyard equal to one millionth of a yard, maybe even the centifurlong equal to one hundredth of a furlong. We are quiet proud of our prefixes. Now if only we would decide on a single reference unit to which to apply the prefixes. Conversion from megainch to hectofurlong is rather inconvenient.