Nah I just wanted someone to make a list.

True. It's a Canadian thing.

The picture shows an original 2x4, then the planed downsize later on, and then a modern further reduction to get more boards out of a log. Its not enshitification in our current world we live in, but shows how you get less wood these days. But my original point never mentioned enshitification, I was just showing that a 2x4 is a label, because the sizes changed over time and we call it the same.

It’s not the same time across Ontario. It has never been the same time across Newfoundland and Labrador

I drive 10 km to work but I have a 9 inch dick. Why are they different units?!

Why can’t I be happy with 0.23 m of dick?!

I’m always annoyed that a 2x4 is neither 2” nor 4”.

Good point - but they sell it by the metre. Aaarrrggghhh

Whenever I see a fabrication and or engineering drawing from an American company it’s always imperial, I assume it’s a standard over there that they adhere to.

Yes. And I'm explaining for anyone thinking this picture represents some sort of reality of the enshittification of finished lumber that nominal is not finished and graded size and hasn't been since 1919.

The 2x4 (rough) has had a finished size of 1.5x3.5 for well over a century, there was a very brief time it was standardized at 1-5/8x 3-5/8 but that was a pain in the ass for carpenters and mills. You can still buy unplaned lumber that is the full 2x4 or 2x6 dimensions, but it's ungraded and not suitable for anything but fences. It will not pass a building inspection.

This picture isn't saying anything useful.

Did you see the picture. Original 2x4 was 2inch x 4inch. Then there was the planing in the middle, then the even smaller planing.

Oh I got some stuff that didn't update as well, but at least my real what time is it stuff worked hah.

Try being in agriculture.

Hell, I have to clarify what type of bushel a line company is quoting prices for oats in.

Try to buy wire in mm2 and watch the guy at the electrical supply counter look at you like you have 3 heads.

That's not a shrinkflation thing, that's a nominal vs. finished size. A 2x4 has been 1.5x3.5 since planed lumber has been a thing, well over a century. You can still buy roughcut 2x6 that are really 2"x6".

Lots of us had clocks that didn't update properly, tech was confused as shit lol

As someone who moved to a place where everything practical is metric it's much easier. We do have a combination of traditional units for a couple of minor things (room/property size, alcohol size) but they're almost always posted side-by-side with metric. We do get screens and some tires in inches, but those also always have metric with them. Most Japanese probably also don't realize that the unit is inches because it's basically a "60-type TV" not a "60-inch TV".

What time is it? Noone is sure this week

I hope people at least know what time it is in their province... but I have no fucking clue what it is all across Canada now 😂

at least our money uses decimal system 😃

considering we want to get closer to EU and further away from US it would make sense. Exporting feet yards and gallons doesn't work for non-US. BUT entire country is hooked on imperial- all construction supplies and hardware are primarily imperial, all the training is done imperial, windows and doors are all imperial. So it's.not an overnight thing but steps could be taken, say, over a decade or so to shift further away from imperial

I love how outside temperature is in C and inside temperature (or pool water) is F

I didnt mean anything by that.

A4 paper for everyone, coast to beautiful coast.

What I think is hilarious is that even the imperial system uses metric.

The inch is defined in millimeters

My oven is scaled in deg C. Not yours?

What does the dial on your oven say? 350°?