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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the same way with lumber lol

A 2x4 is in fact not 2"x4"

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah a typical 2x4 is actually 1.5"x3.5"

[–] Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

2x4 is (supposedly. I bet they have optimized this down too) the size of raw lumber before it was finished, that needs to remove some material off each side.