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RE: Understanding Tolerances in Engineering
This reminds me of my father who was a machinist, telling me how he would have to explain to the noobs who would come into the shop and start talking about exact and perfect. He would then have to refer them to the first chapter of the machinists handbook regarding how exact simply does not exist. All you have are closer tolerances limited by your machining tools and measuring devices.
Oh I can imagine he might have got a lot of people asking for exact or perfect :)
It's odd how we have an idea of perfection, which can actually never be met. If we find something "exactly" something, it is because we don't have enough accuracy in our measuring tools.
Just like I also enjoy baking and in some guides, it is mentioned that it has to he exactly of certain weight. Luckily everything has succeeded even if there are few grams of too much butter or sugar.
LOL right