[Greenbuilding] metric system in building, was 'square head screws'

[Speireag Alden]

Sgrìobh Reuben Deumling:

>Though I grew up with the metric system, and am quite fond of its 
>scalability across different units of measurement, etc., for 
>building a house I like my 16 ft tape measure. To my mind, base 12 
>is an awfully good starting point for measuring lengths in a 
>building.

     Base 12 is an awfully good starting point for anything you're 
going to be dividing evenly, and if you really want to step back, 
it's a pity that Western civilization didn't settle on a base 12 
system for counting, and therefore mathematics generally (which some 
other cultures, fast disappearing, have done).

>I admit to being less fond of the base 8 divisions within the inch.

     I agree.

-Speireag.

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