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		jiveturkey on March 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lead-Free Solder Is Better for You because you're comparing it to 63/37. it's much easier to grok the comparison when you use the same "units". in racing, they say to drive 10/10ths. not 1's. for the same reason.

Dylan16807 on March 30, 2020 [–]

If they don't add up to 100, and neither of the numbers matches the default, they're not the same units.

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