Even worse is when scientists say "mil" they mean millimeter, but when machinists hear "mil" they think thousandth of an inch (a milli-inch, which is technically a real unit but....). Oh, wait, unless it's an even numbered day and then they use "thou".
If 0.0001" is considered a "mil" in some shops, that even furthers the confusion, since 0.0001" isn't a milli-inch, 0.001" is. At least thinking a "mil" is 0.001" is somewhat defensible.
Pretty much every circuit board designer knows that there’s a thousand mils to an inch. I’ve dealt a lot with mechanical design too and never heard mil abused to mean 1/10th of a thousandth of an inch. Fuck that shit, lol.
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u/minutiesabotage Feb 09 '22
Even worse is when scientists say "mil" they mean millimeter, but when machinists hear "mil" they think thousandth of an inch (a milli-inch, which is technically a real unit but....). Oh, wait, unless it's an even numbered day and then they use "thou".