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.
Comment on xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoMy sawyer showed me a measuring tape graduated in tenths of a foot. Someone manufactured that for some reason.
stelelor@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
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)
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.