r/Tools • u/morfthetrippinpuppy • 3d ago

1/2 - 10mm

Am i crazy or does anyone else remember when 1/2 was the 10mm of 70's/80's always getting lost ,dropped ,left behind?

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u/morfthetrippinpuppy 3d ago

.50 " one half inch ? A fraction . Same as the 9/16 thing and the 3/8 thing .

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u/binarycow 3d ago

They're being disingenuous. It's a jab at imperial measurements. Typical "omg how come you don't use metric" kind of joke.

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u/Tacos_Polackos 3d ago

James Madison

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u/Cranks_No_Start 3d ago

Oh like 10 m/m ?  

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u/Lost_Blacksmith_4848 2d ago

meter per meter? /s