[quote=klozhald][quote=Edchris177]A millimeter is small, 10 of them is a centimetre, multiply by 10 again, you have a meter[/quote]
Those dang elusive [i]decimeters[/i] should be in there somewhere... :)
Millimetre, centimetre, decimetre, meter - 1, 10, 100, 1000.
I absolutely concur with your approval of the metric system. Woodworking became sooooo much simpler using metric measurements. America officially adopted the Metric system in 1866, and in 1976 President Ford made it the preferred system. Only the automobile industry followed that because they are so heavily federally regulated (our speedometers are metric too). People who grow up in other countries and move here are great with the metric system every day.
A 2x4 is 3.5 inches wide, or 90 mm. Wanna cut it in thirds? 1.666 inches. Convert 1.666 inches to a fraction = 1 and 33/50", not much help there. So now cut 90 mm into thirds = 30mm. Done. No pencil/paper/calculator on your phone.[/quote]
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