…the ruler exists, it’s a metric ruler. This is a metric joke comic. The 2x4 sizes are in metric…
You are wellcome.
Comment on xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoWhich part? The ruler that can’t exist or the part where finished lumber is smaller than the listed size?
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No, this comic is about nominal vs actual lumber size. Both tapes are imperial.
papalonian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I want whatever crack you’re smoking that made this make sense
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Overconfidence and bad eyesight I guess.
celeste@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
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.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
My sawyer showed me a measuring tape graduated in tenths of a foot. Someone manufactured that for some reason.
lunarul@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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.
stelelor@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
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.
lunarul@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If it’s used for surveying, aren’t those survey feet? (a survey foot is 1.000002 US customary feet)