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The Many Times The US Tried To Go Metric (youtu.be)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

heres my question. What do they use for a wood 2x4 in metric countries? And does the size actually match the name (unlike the US).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

90mm x 45mm is what’s available near me for framing timber. And yes it’s more accurate.

Millimetres in general are used heavily in construction, everything is stated in them, even into the thousands where people normally would have switched to metres.

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

Millimetres in general are used heavily in construction, everything is stated in them, even into the thousands where people normally would have switched to metres.

Similar thing in the US but with inches vs feet. In framing, no one would ever call for a "3 foot 2 and a half inch block," it's just "38 and a half"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

One yard two and a half inches.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

This unreasonably upsets me. Haha