**Truthfully, I have no idea what the other Allen bolts were. My SAE
Allen keys fitted one set, but none of the SAE ones I had (or the ones
my neighbour had) fitted. Maybe it wasn't Whitworth, but it sure wasn't
Metric or SAE.
>
> Actually it's a bit funny that you are bringing up the fractions. The
> sizes you mention are only convenient because of chance. Metric sizes
> are often very inconvenient.
**Nope. Never. However, I'll bite: When do you think they're inconvenient?
Feet and inches are very handy for most
> things we deal with because they were invented with convenience in
> mind.
**12 inches = 1 foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 1,760 feet = 1 mile. In what
universe is this convenient? Western numbering is base 10. Not base 12.
It's fucking insane.
Metric is great when you are working with the numbers, but often
> the actual sizes are much less than convenient. Six foot skis are very
> convenient, but 180 cm are not so much.
**Since my skis are 2 Metres, I find them quite convenient. Yeah, I
know, I really should buy some of those modern skis.
Another example, PCB traces are
> still measured in thousandths of an inch even when working with metric
> sized boards because the numbers are much more convenient, i.e. 6/6 vs.
> 0.1524 mm.
**On that we agree. The electronics industry is likely stuck with such
arcane measurements for a very long time.
>
> Yeah, I'm for converting, but it's not about convenience of units, it's
> about being able to do calculations more easily.
**Yep. Base 10. Not base 12, or whatever silly measurements the Imperial
system deems appropriate. 16 ounces = 1 pound. Sheesh! How many pints in
a gallon? How many in a US gallon? It goes on and on, with sillier units.
>
> Hell, the metric stuff has mucked up measuring devices even when they
> aren't metric. I've never seen a tape measure with binary based
> fractions written in decimal numbers until now. That is the most
> useless thing yet!
**Huh? Most of my tape measures are printed in Metric and Imperial. The
Metric side is easier to use and read. FWIW: I grew up with Imperial.
Switching to Metric was painless and delightful.
>
>
>> I guess you can thank your brain-damaged Prez (at the time - Reagan) for
>> that stupidity. Come to think of it, you have another brain-damaged Prez
>> running the show again. What gives with you guys? You seem to vote for
>> people with the intellect of a 10 year old every now and again.
>
> Seems to me electing bad leaders is not unique to the US. Which country
> are you from? Never had any bad leaders, huh?
**Australia and, yes. We've had a few, but none quite as appalling as
Trump.
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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au