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[quote=texastuma][quote=jonathan162]Oh, I dunno why there's even a conversation to be had here.  In Canada we "officially" switched to metric in the early 70s, but 50 years later, you're still buying a 2x4 (well, 1.5x3.5) or a 4x8 sheet at the lumberyard.  The electronics industry was originally based on Imperial measure (e.g. DIP IC leads on .1" centers) but gradually moved [i]mostly[/i] to metric (e.g. now I buy a PQFP with .5mm lead pitch).  I say "mostly" because I can still buy that .1" lead pitch DIP to use on a .1" hole spacing perfboard, but either of them may now be sold as 2.54mm instead, so we recognize that as "soft metric" because it's obviously just a translation of .1".  That .5mm PQFP, on the other hand, is clearly a "hard metric" part and you're unlikely to see anyone referring to that lead pitch in its fractional inch equivalent.  So you just keep your wits about you and expend the least effort to adjust to whatever it is you're doing.

Now, don't get me started on the two different gallons or why how much beer you get in your "pint" depends on where you're drinking it...Edited by jonathan162 on Nov 05, 2023 - 07:15 PM. [/quote]

... but as long as you're drinking the beer....[/quote]

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