XPost: misc.survivalism, uk.politics.misc, alt.conspiracy   
   XPost: can.politics, aus.politics   
   From: rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 02 Sep 2024 08:02:41 +1000, Trevor Wilson   
    wrote:   
      
   > On 1/09/2024 8:31 pm, Joe wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 1 Sep 2024 16:29:53 +1000   
   >> Trevor Wilson  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> **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.   
      
   Aircraft aren't one tiny pocket, fuckwit   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)