Thanks for the info. :^) I will just keep on giving results to 3 decimal places when converting between the systems and let the other folks do the rounding. I prefer using the metric system but most of the people I deal with use the imperial system almost exclusively. It is actually simple math to convert between the two measuring systems, for distance especially. I was in a store a few years ago that had a picture frame with dimensions of 10 cm x 10 cm. Someone was trying to figure out how big it was in inches so I told them it is just a little smaller than 4" x 4" since 1" = 2.54 cm. Their eyes just kind of glazed over and they nodded their head slowly.
On Feb 26, 1:23 pm, "cyana" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Doug, > > << > How accurate do you use the metric system in everyday life? > ... > Most tape measures sold in the USA are marked in 1/32" increments. > > > > Just see it from bottom up - the smallest unit for everyday use in metric > system is 1 mm, that *roughly* equates to the imperial basic unit of 1/32". > We are talking everyday use, no scientific or engineer purpose. Everyday use > means you can handle the dimensions with everyday devices such as your hands > and your eyes. So it is not surprising that the smallest imperial everyday > unit is similar to the smallest metric everyday unit. And when it comes to > fractions, you would head to the next full digit of this basic unit - the > achieved accuracy is more than enough to handle any everyday life situation > where a dimension of length is required ;) > > Greetings > Cyana -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
