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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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[–] SektorC@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJFudED5FQ

[–] ksigley@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

There really is an xkcd for everything.

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 0 points 1 month ago

Eh, not a problem at all. You can't make it look exactly like my other three and I make sure to use the same tape measure throughout a project, really after the first couple cuts I'm not even using it I'm using the cut pieces to measure against.

I don't care what the number actually is, just that I can mark in the same spot consistently.

[–] maxxadrenaline@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

pretty sure its been modified for one as an excuse to cut costs but the excuse is that it allows clearance for remodeling since in the 1900s a 2x4 WAS a 2x4 but with wear and tear smaller size 2x4s were easier for renovations.

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