• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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    European variant:

    [ is it displays? ] -yes-> [ inches ]
     ↓ no
    [ is it screws? ] -yes-> [ inches ]
     ↓ no
    [ metric ]
    
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      Never seen screws in inches in europe (though I’m sure they exist, just don’t see them being common), but you’re missing wheels, pipes, hoses and fittings, socket wrench drivers, screwdriver bits, clothes (sometimes) and perhaps more

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        You use metric for displays?

        I’m in France, and my TV is 55’ and my monitor is 27’. I wouldn’t be able to tell you the equivalent is centimeters off the top of my head.

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      [ is it displays? ] -yes-> [ inches ]
       ↓ no
      [ is it screws? ] -yes-> [ inches ]
       ↓ no
      [ is it tires? ] -yes-> [ inches ]
       ↓ no
      [is if flight altitude? ] -yes-> [ feet ]
       ↓ no
      [ metric ]
      

      FTFY

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        [ is it tires? ] -yes-> [ inches ]

        both for car and light truck tires. inches for wheel diameter, millimeters for tread width,

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          Even in the US we use metric tire sizing apart from a select few offload tires, which is annoying because its not even actual dimensions but more of a ratio or percentage of the overall width of the tire (in addition to the wheel size being in inches as you mentioned).

      • Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca
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        Road bike tires? Metric. Mtb tires? Imperial. Car tire inner diameter? Imperial. Car tire width? Metric.

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      Well, screws are more complicated. We mostly use M sizes which are metric. But when it comes to plumbing and compressed air thread sizes you get into imperial terretory fast.