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Has the imperial system gone to far? (feddit.org)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Engineer here, I always just use pi and a "safety factor" multiplier. Extra material is expensive, and I want the cheapest part (like a screw) to fail first. We don't just oversimplify pi because half the time it'll make your design weaker.

(If I just got whooshed I apologize)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

100%, also how would I indicate to colleagues or successors when I used what value for pi? Clear diving is a thing for me.

Safety factors are both more explicit and self-documenting up to a certain point.