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xkcd #3149: Measure Twice, Cut Once
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“Measure zero times, cut zero times.” --carpenter who has achieved enlightenment and realized the wood is fine where it is
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Source: xkcd.com/3149/
Top right quadrant is full of forgetful carpenters.
Ever cut a channel into a beam of wood? Measure once, maybe twice. Cut until you can’t keep cutting.
This should be cross posted to the woodworking community :)
Pringles@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
This assumes there are no differences in skill level for serial killers…
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
No, it just implies that there is not a strong correlation between skill level and the number of measurements and cuts.