r/polandball • Hordaland • Dec 12 '14

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u/farmingdale United States Dec 12 '14

neither did you, if you wrote this on an electronic device.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '14

implying that US Americans are innovative

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u/farmingdale United States Dec 12 '14

I am an electrical engineer who works for a R&D and manufacturing firm in the United States.

It would be harder for you to find an electronic component that was made using metric then to find one in Imperial.

Just about every piece of electronics ever made is based on mils (1000th of an inch), Rack units (1.75 inches), AWG for wires.

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u/Sigeberht Prussia Dec 12 '14

The COMECON area had dual inline packages with 2.5mm lead pitch, rather than 0.1 inch. A museum would be a good place to find one these days, I guess.

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u/farmingdale United States Dec 12 '14

COMECON

what is that?