Gordon, I guess the USA isn't the only stubborn one.

We have something similar with measurements, even though they aren't metric.

A 2 by 4 isn't 2 inches (5.08 cm) by 4 inches (10.16 cm) anymore, it's smaller.

A 2 by 4 is now 1.5 inches (3.81 cm) by 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) which in my mind is cheating. They charge us for a 2x4 and we get a 1.5x3.5, which is a 25% reduction.

I'm thinking about replacing my front door, which is a standard size, but the house was built in 1950. If I replace it with a door supposedly of the same measurements, it's way too small, because again, they are cheating. So I'll have to have one custom-made, at an additional expense.

Here in the US, they use metric when convenient to shrink the size of what used to be a quart, pint, or pound.

Corporate greed knows no limitations.


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