• vzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    31·
    24 hours ago

    Off topic, but imperial instruments always crack me up, with the fractional displays.

    • SmoothOperator@lemmy.world
      14·
      23 hours ago

      That’s insane. Is eigths the minimal resolution, or can it do stuff like “15 and 76/89ths of a pound”?

      • wer2@lemmy.zip
        12·
        23 hours ago

        Usually it is by powers of 2 and only up to 64ths at most (least?). So you might see 3/8, 7/16, 15/32, or 37/64, but never 5/7 or 23/24. Also, usually the fraction is reduced, so the numerator will always be odd (1/4 and not 2/8).

        • KeenFlame@feddit.nu
          9·
          15 hours ago

          Well that’s reassuring… slowly backs away hope … hope they stay odd, get the great fractions of the empire! They are, certainly something, wow… yeah … i gotta go but

          • wer2@lemmy.zip
            2·
            6 hours ago

            I wish it was all metric; no defense of it here.

        • seaplant@slrpnk.netEnglish
          5·
          15 hours ago

          Yeah come on 76/89ths would be silly because 89 is prime and 76 is even, it would obviously be rounded to 55/64ths