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xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure (infosec.pub)

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xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure

Title text:

A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3138/

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[–] Decq@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

An Inch meant something different for most countries not too long ago. If the Chinese inch is a knockoff, then so is the US inch. Only the UK inch is the one truly inch!