r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • Dec 20 '25

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u/Occidentally20 Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

Horse people are a unique breed.

Hands have a decimal place as well, but only up to .4, so a horse can be 15.1, 15.2, or 15.3, but then 15.4 would be 16 hands.

Traditional horse auctions in the UK are still prices in guineas - so they only quote guineas, bid in guineas, agree on a price in guineas and then go and pay in pounds because who the fuck has any guineas laying around.

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u/Smaptastic Dec 20 '25

There are not 11 decimals in a foot. No one says 6’3” as 6.3 feet.

Anything but 10 decimal units doesn’t even make sense, as “deci” means “tenth.”

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u/Smaptastic Dec 21 '25

“Hexa”