▲ 486 ▼ xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure (imgs.xkcd.com) submitted 1 year ago by xkcdbot@lemmy.world [B] to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure Title text: A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches. Transcript: Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com Source: https://xkcd.com/3138/ explainxkcd for #3138
[–] 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago No, this comic is about nominal vs actual lumber size. Both tapes are imperial. permalink fedilink source parent [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I want whatever crack you're smoking that made this make sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Overconfidence and bad eyesight I guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago No, this comic is about nominal vs actual lumber size. Both tapes are imperial. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) I want whatever crack you're smoking that made this make sense permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Overconfidence and bad eyesight I guess. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago Overconfidence and bad eyesight I guess. permalink fedilink source parent