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

[Chris Green]

Shawna Henderson wrote:
> ya, and whose foot? My foot ain't anywhere  near 12" long
Some old Roman's.
Interesting topic.
Here's a wiki link to the duodecimal system (the base 12 system referred 
to. )
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> Here in the great white north, where all is metric, the building  
> industry is still primarily imperial (who uses a 38x140 stud wall?).  
>   
4x16 cm studs would be pretty close, but would end up using a lot more 
wood over the years, since this is 1.574804" x 6.299" On the other  
hand, it would give over 3/4" more depth for insulation....
> I imagine that it is this way because we share such a broad market w/ 
> the (imperial) US.
>   
This in spite of the fact Congress passed a bill to switch the US over t 
metric in 1885 or 1888....
> Shawna Henderson
> 4370 kilometers east of Winnipeg 
>   

Cheers,

Chris Green, (age 38 in hexadecimal...)