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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Which part? The ruler that can't exist or the part where finished lumber is smaller than the listed size?

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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The thought of reaching into my toolbox and pulling out a measuring tape that's labeled wrong without knowing it. He did a good job with this comic. That thought sucks so bad.

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My sawyer showed me a measuring tape graduated in tenths of a foot. Someone manufactured that for some reason.

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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

As a European, it took me a while to realize what's wrong with that. Even though I've been living in the US for almost 14 years now.

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[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

Oh yeah, we use these "decimal feet" rulers at my job, for surveying. Nobody bothered to tell me ahead of time, so my first few days out in the field were pretty much a complete waste. I still maintain they are an abomination, the worst of both systems.

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[–] lunarul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago*

If it's used for surveying, aren't those survey feet? (a survey foot is 1.000002 US customary feet). Dividing a survey foot by 12 would not be technically an inch, even though it's only a couple millionths off.

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[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

...the ruler exists, it's a metric ruler. This is a metric joke comic. The 2x4 sizes are in metric...

You are welcome.

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[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

No, this comic is about nominal vs actual lumber size. Both tapes are imperial.

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[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I want whatever crack you're smoking that made this make sense

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[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Overconfidence and bad eyesight I guess.