Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Our Country Is Built On A Giant Lie

It turns out two-by-fours are not 2" by 4".

7 comments:

curtispaulelliott said...

uhhh. . . yes they are?

Jess said...

No there not. They're 1 1/2" by 3 1/2". They only call them 2x4s because it's easier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensional_lumber#Dimensional_lumber

curtispaulelliott said...

hmmmmm. . .

markanthonylbc said...

You really didn't know that, Curtis? God, what a newb. L2L33t.

Jess said...

Mark, no being a jerk-face in my blog comment section. Especially since I didn't know either. :~)

iamStinny said...

That would explain some measuring problems I encountered while constructing my table.

curtispaulelliott said...

Mark, i am of the species of sensitive men who grew up and never learned to do anything manly. i've never even touched a 2x4.