I can cut 1/3 of a meter just as accurately as you can cut 1/3 of a yard. Not be...

Just_Smith · on Nov 17, 2018

Ha! I'm happy for your apparent virtuosity, but the whole of America's construction industry is quite a few years into disagreeing with you.

fnordsensei · on Nov 17, 2018

So THAT'S why U.S., Liberian and Myanmar architecture is centuries ahead of the rest of the world.

By the way, why isn't your currency base 12? All the purported benefits that apply to length would certainly apply to money as well.

umanwizard · on Nov 17, 2018

This is just silly. People in most of the world are able to build things just fine without using the American system of units.

AngryData · on Nov 17, 2018

Yeah just line it up with that non-existant mark on your measuring stick. Is it enough of a tolerance problem to really worry about? Likely not. But you still can't point to a specific line to measure too unless they have specially added 1/3 marks.

umanwizard · on Nov 17, 2018

> you still can't point to a specific line to measure too unless they have specially added 1/3 marks.

You also can't point to a line to measure a quarter of an inch, unless they have specifically added 1/4 marks. What's your point?