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Fun Foone Fact: the 3.5 inch floppies apparently were 3.54 inch. https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1439239118991413254 https://twitter.com/Foone/status/14392391
by Beldin 5y ago
Fun Foone Fact: the 3.5 inch floppies apparently were 3.54 inch.
https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1439239118991413254 https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1439239118991413254
- salawat 5y agoThis is not uncommon. The term you are looking for is nominal dimension.
- michaelcampbell 5y agoIndeed; in the US anyway the ubiquitous "2x4" lumber is in fact 1 1/2" x 3 1/2".
- genewitch 5y agoIf you're making 2x4 lumber you cut 2x4, someone else planes it down to the final, finished size. One can use rough cut lumber for building but it throws off everything a half inch at a time, so your final wall may not fit or be attached.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoUsually the same mill will do both jobs. Raw logs in one end, skids of wrapped 2xs out the other end. Some friends of mine work in one such saw mill, and 10+ years ago I did a tour and saw every stage of the operation. It was quite cool.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoDepends on how old the lumber is. 100 years ago it would be 1.75x3.75.