Oilfield Units: a Measurement System So Cursed It Made Me Change Careers

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The author shares a YouTube video about the complexities and frustrations of the oilfield units measurement system, which apparently drove them to change careers, sparking a discussion on the quirks of industry-specific measurement systems.

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burnt-resistorAuthor

3 months ago

Hearing about decimal feet tape being recorded directly as X'Y" (feet inches format) made me immediately think of Verizon math: https://youtu.be/MShv_74FNWU

abstractspoon

3 months ago

Sounds interesting. Shame I hate videos

dnemmers

3 months ago

Any chance we can get a non-video summary of what they’re talking about?

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