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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

whats fucking weird to me is that we use millimeters and inches on the same fucking rulers.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I have some rulers like that but they are just very cheap.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

.223: Proper American rifle round.

5.56: Communist European rifle round.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

5.56 puts out slightly higher pressures. I used to have a bolt action .223 rifle that wasn't rated for 5.56. I sold it to an old guy in the country who was going to use it to kill coyotes stalking his chickens and small livestock.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

Every US company I’ve (engineer) worked for has been a metric company

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

I (machinist) have only seen a few large US firms or companies send me a metric print. Different worlds, I guess.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

cops: "9mm is too weak! we need something with 'stopping power!"

gun people: "ok here's 10mm"

cops: "too much recoil!"

gun people: "ok here's .40 s&w"

cops: "u no wat, we're just gonna stick with 9mm"

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

they would freak out if they have to measure temperature in kelvins, even celcius freaks americans out.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago
[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

We all use metric. We need to just rip the bandaid off.

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