1 Types of Gutters and How to Prepare for an Install. 2  Advice on Gutters and Downspouts. 3  Tips for Cleaning and Repairing Gutters.  Outdoor Spring Maintenance Tips.
One mil is 1/000th of an inch. A sheet of paper is 4/1000ths of an inch thick, so 10 mil has the thickness of 2 1/2 sheets of paper. A mil is not to be confused with a millimeter(mm). On average human hair is 100 microns or .004 inches. 10 mil is the width of about 2 and a half human hairs.
What unit would you use to measure the thickness of a hair? Units aren't used to measure anything. After you complete the measurement, using equipment suited to the purpose, you use units to describe the result of your measurement, â¦ and to tell other people about it. I would measure the thickness of a hair using a micrometer, and express the result in millimeters.