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Daniel Pfeffer11-Sep-24 10:11
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TNCaver10-Sep-24 6:55
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Daniel Pfeffer10-Sep-24 7:44
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TNCaver10-Sep-24 7:54
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Alister Morton10-Sep-24 22:09
Alister Morton10-Sep-24 22:09 
I have a steel rule from my apprentice days with divisions of 1/32" for the first inch then 1/16" thereafter. You can measure to the nearest 1/32" with it pretty easily (it has the temperature at which it is correct engraved on it, too). As has been already said, the units don't affect the accuracy, it's how you measure.

Someone on farcebook claimed the reason the USA uses Fahrenheit is because it's more accurate than using Celsius - same disclaimer applies. Celsius (and Kelvin) and the metric (SI) system are easier for scientific calculations because the various constants have been defined in terms of those base units. You'd have to do all your calculation in terms of fractions of a foot and pound though, if you wanted to use imperial. It's convenience, really.

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dandy7210-Sep-24 9:15
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TNCaver11-Sep-24 7:21
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Rich Leyshon11-Sep-24 1:10
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QuestionRe: Imagine if the states switched from pounds to kilos overnight - but how about wood? Pin
Craig Robbins11-Sep-24 1:52
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