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[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 43 points 1 year ago (7 children)

God, I wish we used this here. It is such a better system than our system of potholes being measured in washing machines in some parts of the country.

[–] ezmack@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What you're too fancy to divide by 25.4 or multiply by .0397?

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

...1" ≈ 2 ½ cm, 5' ≈ 1 ½ m, close-enough to convert in your head...

[–] Redo11@szmer.info 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Multiplication by a number smaller than one is division

[–] ezmack@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
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