The metric system

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
I heard that he has had, with Hans.

So he is best Hans down!

Originally posted by sonhouse
So he is best Hans down!

Han's position is of no consequence to him I'm sure.

Originally posted by sonhouse
I can tell you from personal experience metric is a LOT better when used to build things.

You go 123.4 mm plus 567.8 mm=691.2 mm. In inches, 4.858267717 plus 22.35433071 =27.21259843 inches. So which would you rather build something with? Or you have something 4 33/64 inch plus 3 25/64 inch= 8 3/32 inch. What a stupid way to make stuff.

Or if I meas ...[text shortened]... which is going to be exactly half which comes out to exactly 500 mm.

Try all that in inches.

yes I agree, but not for time.

Originally posted by Kewpie
Wrong thread.

If you would be comfortable with yourself you'd not be ashamed of being
a true woman. Others' happiness doesn't have to make you unhappy, even
if your best years are behind you.

Originally posted by Trev33
When will the rest of the world learn and embrace it?

I'd like a royal with cheese.

Originally posted by Trev33
When will the rest of the world learn and embrace it?

retired industrial maintenance mechanic here...
i have had in my toolbox for thirty five years a complete set of sae and metric tools...
and they all got used all the time...
i traveled from north to south and from east to west with the company as they used my skills to repair, modify, and construct new machinery...
one of my vehicles is an audi a6 quattro, it's lovely, in a beastly sort of way...
and all metric...
my sailboat is neither sae or metric...

you were saying something quite silly tho, pardon my interruption...

Originally posted by rookie54
an audi a6 quattro, it's lovely, in a beastly sort of way...

B-but... but that's a girly car 🙁

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You seem upset. What's wrong? Dissatisfied with life? FMF doesn't talk to you anymore?

Originally posted by sonhouse
I can tell you from personal experience metric is a LOT better when used to build things.

You go 123.4 mm plus 567.8 mm=691.2 mm. In inches, 4.858267717 plus 22.35433071 =27.21259843 inches. So which would you rather build something with? Or you have something 4 33/64 inch plus 3 25/64 inch= 8 3/32 inch. What a stupid way to make stuff.

Or if I meas ...[text shortened]... which is going to be exactly half which comes out to exactly 500 mm.

Try all that in inches.

I have a serious question for you.

Isn't the position of the next fret based on the distance of the current fret from the end, and not the total length?

Isn't this why the frets get closer together near the end? Because the next half step is a ratio of the last half step?

I'm not sure, because out of all the instruments I play, I don't do stringed instruments. But I am big on music theory. It just makes more sense to me if it was as I just said.


(BTW, I'm not refuting what your point was. Smaller units are better for small measurements than bigger units. I mean we could use miles, but that would just be wildly inaccurate. You'd have to go pretty far down the rabbit hole of significant digits in the fraction. 🙂 )

Originally posted by Suzianne
out of all the instruments I play

What's your main one?

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I think you need a friend. Maybe if you dropped that T from your self proclaimed title it might help?

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
I think you need a friend. Maybe if you dropped that T from your self proclaimed title it might help?

Yeah, I agree. It's hard not to feel sorry for dive's internet bravado. I guess
he could not be a white knight in real life and, henceforth, he behaves anal in
here.