Yep, but mainly meant for computer screens rather than paper, no?
floquant
- 0 Posts
- 10 Comments
It’s not? The p stands for portable, which implies a digital format for software use. Maybe you’re thinking of postscript?
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys
3·4 days agoAre you saying that you can estimate fractional lengths by eye better in imperial than in metric, or that using a fractional measuring device is more precise than using no device at all? Neither option seems like a good point tbh.
But let’s entertain that since imperial is a fractional system it makes cutting fractions of foot-long boards easier. For 1/6 that’s 2", very cool, mission accomplished, much superior than 16.7cm. But what if you need to cut 1/5 or 1/7? Now you need to work with 1/32" subdivisions while metric stays the same and allows you to keep working at however many decimal positions of accuracy the job requires. A 1/7m board can be 14.3cm if you’re going to use it as timber (or even 14 for that matter), or 142.86mm if it’s for aerospace applications. Unless I’m not allowed to use any measuring device, because reasons?
Fractions and bases don’t relate to each other in the way you think they do
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys
2·4 days agoWe should absolutely say one megagram instead of one ton
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys
6·4 days agoReady to have your mind blown?
You can write 1/6m.
You can write π m.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys
10·4 days agoYou do see Mm and Gm sometimes in telemetries and infographics. Sadly no one uses it in spoken language though
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys
3·4 days agoAnd three fluid ounces!
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys
3·4 days agoThis would be acceptable
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comto
Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•People living in Texas received this ad
4·8 days agoThat’s more of a psyop than a campaign ad

Huh, that’s a curious stat - low harm to others for meth