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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #30 on: 15 January 2009, 13:37:17 »
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You'll be confusing MarksDTM ...... he only does Celcius!  ;)  ;) :y  :y  :y


Lol, I am a modern man......I work on the units introdcued 30+ years ago and dont live in the past  [smiley=tongue.gif].

The units that make common sense and not some weird shite the old buggers of the Uk seem keen to kling onto  ;D ;D
So you work in litres per kilometer when calculating fuel consumption? :-/
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #31 on: 15 January 2009, 13:40:29 »
liter per mile....as we dont have sensible road signs....the only imperial measure I use is miles and pints, and thats coz I dont have any choice!


I cant actually picture how far a mile is (and have not got a clue how many meters it is), a Km I can picture!

Thing is that metric has been taught as the main units in schools for 25-30 years now so we must be approaching the point where half the population is not imperial aware....so lets change!

It is also the main stay of industry and our clinging on to imperial wont help us on the global market!!
« Last Edit: 15 January 2009, 13:41:04 by Mark »
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #32 on: 15 January 2009, 13:50:06 »
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liter per mile....as we dont have sensible road signs....the only imperial measure I use is miles and pints, and thats coz I dont have any choice!


I cant actually picture how far a mile is (and have not got a clue how many meters it is), a Km I can picture!

Thing is that metric has been taught as the main units in schools for 25-30 years now so we must be approaching the point where half the population is not imperial aware....so lets change!

It is also the main stay of industry and our clinging on to imperial wont help us on the global market!!

Trouble is mark......some metric measurements have no logic to them..........take beer for example.....

Stella 284ml.......this is fine as it is exactly half a pint.
300ml.....330ml......440ml.......what the f##k is that......had a Bud the other day 208ml......please.

250 ml ...is O.k ish......a quarter of a litre.....or approx a quarter of one and three quarter pints in old money......as Ken said earlier in this thread imperial is much more easy to understand. :y :y :y :y
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #33 on: 15 January 2009, 13:51:29 »
easy, buy beer in litre's, job done  :D :D :D :D
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #34 on: 15 January 2009, 13:55:19 »
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easy, buy beer in litre's, job done  :D :D :D :D


Yep.....always have to look out for the price per litre sticker :y :y :y....otherwise I have no idea how much i am paying. :y
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #35 on: 15 January 2009, 14:52:37 »
A thing with metric measurement is a lack of a distinct unit between cm and meters. In imperial we have distinct units that people can visualise, eg the inch, the foot, the yard, then a bit of a break (uneless you count furlongs !) then the mile. I can visuallise most of these but in metric you have mm, which is near 1/16, cm which is near 1/2, then a big gap up to a meter which is a bit over a yard. There is no unit in the middle. Its hard to visualise a mile or km because there are no easy sub units like furlong or whatever.

Long live 304.8mm  :y

Ken
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #36 on: 15 January 2009, 16:10:58 »
Well, it's real fun learning to glide. Horizontal speed in knots, Vertical speed in knots, feet per minute or metres per second depending on the aircraft. Horizontal distance in nautical miles or KM, vertical in feet. Speed in knots. Pressure in millibars. Weight in pounds or kilos selected seemingly at random. ::)

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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #37 on: 15 January 2009, 16:17:59 »
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300ml.....330ml......440ml.......what the f##k is that......had a Bud the other day 208ml......please. .....

I think that's a USA thing because their pint is smaller at 16 fl oz instead of our 20 fl oz
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #38 on: 15 January 2009, 16:36:37 »
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Farenheight was German, Celsius was Swedish, we should use Kelvin :y

Just for you :)

312 kelvin

Ive just had my 4 year old daughter ask me what is that man doing to that girl in your avitar  LOL

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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #39 on: 15 January 2009, 16:39:21 »
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Farenheight was German, Celsius was Swedish, we should use Kelvin :y

Just for you :)

312 kelvin

Ive just had my 4 year old daughter ask me what is that man doing to that girl in your avitar  LOL

Doug

I take it she's never played Super Mario then  ::)
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Re: So I'm running a temperature of 102 degrees...
« Reply #40 on: 15 January 2009, 17:03:57 »
You guys ,want to count your self lucky when i was a kid in the lates 60's i lived in germany and its metric there ,but i went to a english army school ,what did they teach ... imperial ft and inchs  ;)was i confused or what  :D :D :D :D :D
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