Originally Posted by rickt300
Originally Posted by mathman
I can't believe some of the irrational bullshit I'm reading here.

An interesting thought, tell me how measuring in thousandths of an inch is harder than measuring in millimeters. And tell me how using a Metric steel tape is easier or faster than using one set up for inches.

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Measuring is no different. Calculating is.

Quick, what is 1/10 of 4 ft 9 inches and 13/16"? How about "I need to cut ten pieces of 4 ft 9 inches and 13/16. How much stock should I purchase?

If the measurement was made in metric, you just move the decimal.

So, you only wish to divide by four? It is still easier to do so with a metric measurement than one which must first be converted to the lowest common denominator.

4 times twelve equals 48 inches plus 9 equals 57 inches.
57 inches times 16 equals 912 16'ths plus 13 equals 925/16'ths.

Some one check my math please. That's a lot of arithmetic. Someone is bound to make a mistake somewhere during the day.

But yes, now you are ready to multiply or divide as you need. And then you get to convert the whole mess back into feet and inches.

People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.