xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure
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A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3138/
Which part? The ruler that can’t exist or the part where finished lumber is smaller than the listed size?
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.
My sawyer showed me a measuring tape graduated in tenths of a foot. Someone manufactured that for some reason.
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.