Post #1528490
2026-04-20 22:41 UTC
@tezoatlipoca @ori @neauoire milli-inches is already a thing, called a "thou" and used in engineering and machining.
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@nickzoic@aus.social 2026-04-21 00:10
@tezoatlipoca @ori @neauoire 1/1000th of an inch is also sometimes called a "mil" which is a smidge confusing if you're used to a "millimeter" being called a "mil". 1/10000th of an inch is sometimes called a "tenth". Also there's an angular unit called a "milliradian" which is 1/1000th of a radian and is also called a "mil".
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@ori@hj.9fs.net 2026-04-21 02:48
Ah, yeah, 'thou', which is short for 'thou lilly-livered excuse for a unit of measurement'. CC: @tezoatlipoca@mas.to @neauoire@merveilles.town