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Symbolism (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Stamets_v2 to c/comicstrips

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[–] kamen 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's some additional nostalgia attached to calling them with the simple fractions as opposed to the decimal ones, even if they mean the same thing. HDDs for example are still around and I've always seen their form factor as 3.5", not 3 1/2".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Don't think I've ever heard anyone say three point five" HDDS or read it in the decimal form-- Three and 5 tenths. It's always said as the fractional form-- 3 1/2".

I think they mark them as 3.5" because it's easier to typeset a decimal than fractions. Even those accursed 3 1/2" floppys seem to be marked 3.5" these days.