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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't generally defend imperial, but feet and inches are actually really useful in construction. Base 12 is easily divisible by 2, 4, and 3. You often need to divide architectural elements in thirds.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a former structural engineer who lived on a Jobber 5 all day, that's still pretty niche overall. Easier because it's what your used to maybe, but outweighed by situations where it's not. Try doing trig with fractions and then tell me imperial is better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Does it matter whether you punch 3/8 or .375 into a calculator? Don’t tell me you calculate stuff by hand…