• grandkaiser@lemmy.world
    132·
    11 months ago

    Except WTF is the next size up or down from 15/64??!!!

    There’s lots of great reasons to switch to metric. Inability to do basic fractions isn’t one of them…

    For the record, it would be 16/64, or, 1/4

    • grue@lemmy.ml
      6·
      11 months ago

      For the record, it would be 16/64, or, 1/4

      Nope! It’d be 6mm, then B gauge (6.045mm), then 1/4" (6.350mm). And that’s not including things like over/under reamers and such.

      (Sorry, I’ve been watching too much Blondihacks lately.)

    • explodicle@local106.com
      41·
      11 months ago

      Everyone has trouble with something that’s basic for someone else - we just have different skills. If these fractions are too confusing for a significant minority of people, then that’s a good reason to switch from fractional to decimal.

      • grandkaiser@lemmy.world
        21·
        11 months ago

        Except In this specific case, it’s about measurements for tools. Fractional is far more practical for construction than decimal for tooling.

    • Stuka@lemmy.ml
      1·
      11 months ago

      But somehow the brother is convinced, despite the fact that they left the hardware store without the bit they needed!