Am 19.07.2013 09:56, schrieb scott:

> Also inches aren't suited for things the width of a human or smaller,
> which is exactly why you end up using crazy fractions like 3/8, 5/16 and
> 29/32. I bet most people you stopped in the street wouldn't be able to
> add those 3 numbers together (and many probably couldn't even tell you
> the smallest). Or tell you how long it would be if you needed 1000 lots
> of 5/16. Try the same with 8, 9 and 23 mm it's - trivial.

The use of fractions, all by itself, is still on the fun side; just wait 
until you have to express longer distances to high precision, as in "2 
ft 3 1/4 in".

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