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> Gas and water pipes are often in inches too (Italy) English inches (now 25.4 mm) or Italian inches? (“once”/“oncia”-varied in definition between different pa
by skissane 3y ago
> Gas and water pipes are often in inches too (Italy)
English inches (now 25.4 mm) or Italian inches? (“once”/“oncia”-varied in definition between different parts of Italy, but was always at least a fraction more or less than the English one)
- pmontra 3y agoEnglish inches. I'm not sure I ever heard the Italian word oncia as a unit of length. I thought it was a translation of the imperial unit of weight, ounce. However all is possible in the world of the old semi forgotten traditional units.
- skissane 3y agoMy Italian begins and ends with ciao. I’m just going by what Wikipedia says on the topic: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_units_of_measurement https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_units_of_measurement
- pmontra 3y agoThank you. It seems that it was a customary unit in my area of the country as well. Never heard about it.