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  • the one third of 9.5 conundrum, which was posed by a metric defender

    they weren’t a metric defender

    which is literally not true

    what scenario is there in your mind where you’d need a precision answer to what 1/3 of 9.5mm is, but also not have access to a calculator? and of those scenarios, how many of them would be solved by the knowledge that 1/3 of 1/8 is 1/24? i’m willing to bet the answer is more or less “none”.

    and for those that do exist, you can also get drafting rulers that give you 1/3rds of metric measurements.

    the accuracy of your equipment isn’t somehow better because you’re dealing with fractions rather than decimal points



  • 18ths would need two divisions by three, but thankfully dividing a known measured length by three is easy with a piece of string.

    what kind of cartoon fantasyland do you live in where it’s easier to find a piece of string than it is a calculator?

    also, all of this is assuming you have your drafting ruler to hand

    do you carry it around with you in your pocket on a day-to-day basis? some deep fucking pockets you’ve got there, although I suppose you already that to the 1/24th inch

    They can be measured, calculated and double checked

    my guy, we’re talking about accuracies of millimeters here: you’re not “double checking” your 12" ruler is accurate by slapping your bare carpet gripper up on the drafting table

    we no longer live in the pre-industrial age