Funny!

[Stu Padazole]

but we gave up years ago, so the "inching" part is actually past tense. Now we're permanently anchored to the Imperial system. After 2 liter soda bottles, and engine displacement in liters, we never got much further than dual-system labeling.

I worked in a machine shop. All our prints were inches and (metric). All the CNC machinery was Japanese.

 

[ST1100Y]

but we gave up years ago, so the "inching" part is actually past tense. Now we're permanently anchored to the Imperial system. After 2 liter soda bottles, and engine displacement in liters, we never got much further than dual-system labeling.

Well, so you can buy 3 meters of 2x4...

While we have to get used to like 25 meter rolls of 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 & 7/8 refrigeration copper...

 

[ibike2havefun]

Well, so you can buy 3 meters of 2x4...

While we have to get used to like 25 meter rolls of 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 & 7/8 refrigeration copper...

And all of my socket wrenches and torque wrenches are imperial (1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drive) regardless of whether the attached socket is imperial or metric.

 

[RaYzerman]