5 cm is 1.9685 inches, which is about weeee bigβ¦. π€
Or one LLAP π
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A system of measurement in which something like 15/16 of an inch is seen as a sensible way to measure a small distance. Not much else to say.
I love love love that we use ounces for both weight and volume π€© I love love love that we use volume for measuring things like sour cream in recipes but weight in the store! America number 1!!! π¨π±
I always thought it was cheeky that a lot of pistols in Fallout take 10mm ammo.
10mm ammo is a real thing, tho
And is expensive as fuck. As is the downgrade, .40 cal.
Maybe it's changed since I last had to purchase any, but it was twice as expensive as .45 bullets, and the guns always seemed subpar to other calibers anyway.
Ah, good to know.
Tbf 10mm Auto is a real caliber (that the FBI tried to use but "it hurted their wrists" so .40SW was invented.)
https://www.ammunitiondepot.com/3212-magtech-10mm-180-gr-fmj.html
SW stands for Soft Wankers.
Sore wrists
LOL it might as well since their weak ass wrists couldn't take it!
(For those who are wondering it's of course actually "Smith & Wesson.")
Ah, yes, that also makes sense.
Centimeters are on the American ruler...
Yeah Stormy said it was only a centimeter
We also put inches on ours, yet not a single soul has ever used that side. I think it's only to constantly remind us we are superior ;)
cries in American inferiority
Screens are measured in inches
Is Zoll and Inch the same thing?
Yes.
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Youβve unlocked: the number 10
This raises important questions worth discussing. The details matter here and I think we need more transparency around how decisions like this get made.
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I wonder, when they get a grown-up president again, will they finally also begin to move to the 21st century?
Youβre being way too optimistic
Again???
Bro 10mm rounds exist
Here's the funny thing. A 9mm is closer to a cm. The rim is 9.96mm.
.40 S&W and 10mm auto are both 10mm rounds!
.40 S&W and 10mm auto are both 10mm rounds!
I donβt trust you, stranger number man! And the aboveβ¦ well that just proves thereβs a conspiracy!
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I wonder, did you feel like "cool" writing this comment? It's an honest question. Sorry in advance if it sounds like a jerk question.
Hah, is fine. No I didn't feel "cool." I'm just the kind of weirdo that was obsessed with guns from a technical point of view as a kid. Think of me more as the kid just slightly on the spectrum who collected data on everything firearm related and then wrote mods for games like rogue spear that tried to adhere to the data. I didn't shoot more than a .22 rifle or 16 and 12 gauge shotguns until my 20s. This was one of the factoids I still have floating around up there.
Now in my 40s, I still haven't owned a gun personally, but have been to the range many times with friends (I buy more ammo than I shoot and drinks after). Heck, a few weeks ago I got to put a hundred rounds or so through a friend's suppressed FN P90 (a very surreal experience), a very nice .223, and pistols in 4 calibers (.22 and 9mm with suppressors, .45, and .357).
Thank you for answering respectfully. Also, for the FN P90... Jesus.
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As an American mechanical engineer, i do more unit conversions between metric and standard/ uscs than many people do in a lifetime
Hell just today I designed a custom spring in both as i need it asap and have to settle for the inch
We occasionally get engineering diagrams from clients in the US and they're always going on about screws that are 2/3 of an inch long. It's not just that you're not using metric you're using a weird fraction and not a decimal.
It's super confusing when you get into high precision stuff because then they start going on about 128th of an inch. Just tell me how big you want it, stop telling me what fraction of a different measurement it is. Surely there is something below inch that you could use. I still wouldn't know what you were talking about, but at least it would look less stupid when you wrote it down.
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