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KL27x:
I wonder why american construction/framing wood warps more than metric structural wood. Loss of 12mm per side vs only 5. It's mostly pine and douglas fir, here, I think.

Tepe:

--- Quote from: KL27x on November 22, 2019, 09:49:57 pm ---I wonder why american structural wood warps more than metric structural wood. Loss of 12mm per side vs only 5.

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Maybe it is cut after being fully dried? Or different species of softwood shrink differently?
The 5 mm reduction might be due to planing.

KL27x:
Depends on the wood maybe. But most of our boards come from trees that have to be cut into slabs first before drying. Or it will take too long and the logs will develop large cracks, ruining more wood. Or something like that, I take it.

**Meanwhile, the future has already arrived in my very own kitchen. My GF chose new kitchen under-cabinet LED lighting. Our handyman is installing them, right now.

Rob: There is no switch. You can control it with your smart phone.

Me: How convenient!  |O (I think he picked up on my sarcasm).

Rob: You can use Alexa, too.

Me: Great. We have the wireless version.

I point over to my GF's Echo, she uses as a paper weight.

boffin:

--- Quote from: Cubdriver on November 22, 2019, 06:12:50 pm ---And now I'll repeat it here, yet another time since it keeps slipping past you.  What economic benefit would the United States derive from spending unknown billions of dollars to change existing road signs from their current form with archaic miles, feet, and inches to meters and kilometers?  What is the cost-benefit of making this major change?

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Economy of scale.

Right now manufacturers around the world have to produce DIFFERENT cars with MPH on them for the US (and one or two other) markets.  having to make separate versions is why it's worth it in the long run.  The manufactures know this, that's why cars are (mostly) metric fasteners these days.

The fact that a lot of Americans can't grasp this argument, or are too arrogant to accept it; is why everyone here is banging their head against the wall.   


KL27x:

--- Quote from: boffin on November 22, 2019, 10:55:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cubdriver on November 22, 2019, 06:12:50 pm ---And now I'll repeat it here, yet another time since it keeps slipping past you.  What economic benefit would the United States derive from spending unknown billions of dollars to change existing road signs from their current form with archaic miles, feet, and inches to meters and kilometers?  What is the cost-benefit of making this major change?

--- End quote ---

Economy of scale.

Right now manufacturers around the world have to produce DIFFERENT cars with MPH on them for the US (and one or two other) markets.  having to make separate versions is why it's worth it in the long run.  The manufactures know this, that's why cars are (mostly) metric fasteners these days.

The fact that a lot of Americans can't grasp this argument, or are too arrogant to accept it; is why everyone here is banging their head against the wall.

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Now that I am metric, I grasp it, finally. We will save $10,000 a year, easy.

For some much larger savings, we should make only 3 cars.  We will have a 4 door midsize sedan, a pickup truck, and at least in America we will have an SUV. For efficiency, I propose we call them "car, truck, SUV." We have wasted too much brain power to "1969 Camaro, and Ford Bronco." We could all just say "car" and instantly be on the same page. When we go to the auto parts store for a filter, he will ask "car?" And we will say "yes."

For further savings, car, truck, and SUV will be available in white or white.

Two different odometers is breaking the system. We have all these options like sunroof? Digitial radio? Rear air bags? Undercarriage treatment? 22" rims? Leather upholstery? But damn if we can just get rid of the miles, it's all blue skies.

All these people making different colors of paint and making odometers in miles, we can get them working on flying cars right now, today. Cuz they still need to eat. And our budget for metrication will include giving these guys some new COOL jobs. All these engineers making all these redundant models of cars... they won't have jobs, either. It's ok, cuz they will all work on flying cars, together. Paid by the metrication fund and when that runs out, warm fuzzy feelings.

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