irelephant 🍭@lemm.ee to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoAmerican recipes are annoyinglemm.eeimagemessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down130
arrow-up1260arrow-down1imageAmerican recipes are annoyinglemm.eeirelephant 🍭@lemm.ee to Éire / Ireland@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squareZiglin (they/them)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoI thought Americans loved their fractions too much for those numbers.
minus-squareCanonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoThe only ones who like fractions are carpenters. If you bring fractions into a machine shop then you’re going to get a wrench hucked at you. Mechanics on the other hand keep the peace using fractions for fasteners and decimals for tolerances.
minus-squareZiglin (they/them)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoOk, I think I was still thinking about recipes but that is still way more than I’m used to and so arbitrary.
I thought Americans loved their fractions too much for those numbers.
The only ones who like fractions are carpenters. If you bring fractions into a machine shop then you’re going to get a wrench hucked at you. Mechanics on the other hand keep the peace using fractions for fasteners and decimals for tolerances.
Ok, I think I was still thinking about recipes but that is still way more than I’m used to and so arbitrary.