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xkcd #3138: Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure

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A person with two watches is never sure what time it is, especially if I got them one of the watches.

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The joke is when you purchase a 2x4, it measures 1.5x3.5 and not the advertised 2x4.

[-] valkyre09@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

lol, learn something new every day!

this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2025
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