<![CDATA["Gauge was determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the sphere's weight as a fraction of a pound"]]>"Gauge was determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the sphere's weight as a fraction of a pound"

I have an idea: americans are never allowed to make units ever again. especially if they call it "gauge"

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/topic/a4615c06-a5d1-42f2-9b05-3dea384629c2/gauge-was-determined-from-the-weight-of-a-solid-sphere-of-lead-that-will-fit-the-bore-of-the-firearm-and-is-expressed-as-the-multiplicative-inverse-of-the-sphere-s-weight-as-a-fraction-of-a-poundRSS for NodeMon, 09 Nov 2026 12:30:55 GMTWed, 31 Dec 2025 05:33:31 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Gauge was determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the sphere's weight as a fraction of a pound" on Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:32:26 GMT]]>@smellsofbikes @foone I've had people straight up refuse to believe that 12 gauge mild steel isn't the same thickness as 12 gauge stainless or brass or copper or aluminum, much less that none of them are the same as each other either. Absolute madness.

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://clacks.link/users/attoparsec/statuses/115813013738502804https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://clacks.link/users/attoparsec/statuses/115813013738502804Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:32:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Gauge was determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the sphere's weight as a fraction of a pound" on Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:44:16 GMT]]>@foone it was the British who decided that gauge was going to be different for different types of metals and for wires vs sheet. Americans ran with it.

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.social/users/smellsofbikes/statuses/115812588334208280https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.social/users/smellsofbikes/statuses/115812588334208280Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:44:16 GMT