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   XPost: can.politics, aus.politics   
   From: trevor@rageaudio.com.au   
      
   On 1/09/2024 8:31 pm, Joe wrote:   
   > On Sun, 1 Sep 2024 16:29:53 +1000   
   > Trevor Wilson  wrote:   
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   >   
   >>   
   >> **Just a reminder moron: I am not the one trying to use measurements   
   >> that no one on the planet uses, except Americans. Australia, like the   
   >> rest of the planet, uses Metric measurements.   
   >>   
   >   
   > There are still many electronic components, even those made in the Far   
   > East, that fit a 1/10" grid. If you actually use measurements in real   
   > life, you need to be able to deal with any system you may encounter. It   
   > is also not unusual to see dimensions quoted in a strange number of   
   > millimetres which turns out to be an exact number of inches. And don't   
   > bother trying to find a metric screw to fit a photographic mount,   
   > anywhere in the world.   
   >   
      
   **I am well aware of legacy products that are still in Imperial   
   measurements. Plumbing and, as you say, old school electronic   
   components. However, common-place measurements (distance, capacity, etc)   
   are now Metric all over the planet. Except for one, tiny, pocket.   
      
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