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Atkingani
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Topic: Measurement system Posted: December 11 2005 at 12:03 |
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I create this poll since I read information here in both major systems (for heights, distances, weights, etc). I know also that there are some differences between the American and the English (Imperial) systems as well as between traditional metric and the modern International System (SI). Even so I grouped the pairs together. "Other" is not a joke since in many countries one can find traditional measurements. Here in Brazil several units still survive: alqueire (24.000 m2), légua (6 km), arroba (15 kg), grosa (12 dozens), etc. |
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goose
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 12:14 | |
We don't use that many imperial measurements any more, at least not in any official capacity. Certainly amongst the younger generation, pounds and stone is the only one that I can think of, although there are probably more which are so commonplace they don't even cross my mind...
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chopper
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 13:08 | |
Miles? Feet and inches? |
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Politician
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 14:00 | |
Here in the Isle of Man, we use both systems (as in the UK), but road
signs are always in miles. I was in Ireland the other weekend, and was very surprised to see that their road signs have switched to kilometres. Next thing we know, they'll be driving on the other side of the road, as in mainland Europe! |
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goose
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 14:40 | |
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horza
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 14:44 | |
I prefer height in feet and inches
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sleeper
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 16:40 | |
stone and miles are the only measurments that i use from imperial, otherwise i use SI
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Syzygy
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 17:09 | |
I think we should use the metric system for weight, and the imperial system for distance. It would be even more interesting if we had to measure height in imperial measurements, but length in imperial. Width could be in either, but depth would have to be imperial for the first 10 feet, then metric for the next 3 metres, and so on. No particular reason, just to be awkward and to annoy everybody equally.
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Bj-1
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 20:55 | |
I like'em both
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The Miracle
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Posted: December 11 2005 at 21:15 | |
Metric all the way. Old British crap sucks ass. My fourth year living in US and I still haven't completely figured it out. I'm sure no American knows exactly how many inches there are in a foot and how many feet they are en a mile, etc. because it has like, 10 decimal points. And the Fahrenheit scale is ridiculous too. On what is it based??? does anyone know? With Celsius it's obvious, 100 degrees=boiling point of water, 0=freezing. It would be great if the whole world used the metric system. Well, at least scientists do
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 03:36 | |
~being scientific the metric system is better by light years! I must say that it is still frustrating that mechanical-wise the Imperial system is still widely used!! But most of the standard (ASTM for ex) are still American > What really bothers me is the inertia of those using Imperial system not to convert to metric. Soon or latter it will have to be done. This is still a British thing (although they finally converted but only half-heartedly) because for some reasons they were allergic to metric because it was pushed/imposed by Napoleon and therefore refute it as bollocks! And the US being traditionally inclined on Mother England............. |
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prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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Ricochet
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 03:40 | |
Metres/SI
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Lindsay Lohan
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 04:13 | |
Miles and gallons is pretty confusing as this measurement is different in america and england
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Trotsky
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 08:23 | |
Couldn't resist, eh, Hugues? I must that while I generally favour the metric system, it doesn't quite the trick in terms of human height ... a six footer means more than its metric equivalent (what is it 1.82m or something like that) ... but certainly we should all make the effort ... it's so human isn't it ... there are only two possible sides of the road to drive on ... and we can't agree on which ... and how about inventing a unversal sign language? Oh no, instead sign language has a few different versions |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 10:09 | |
That one is easy!!!!!! Continental Europe drive on the right side of the road. Even the Americans know that!! The Brits simply drive on the wrong side of the road
Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ .................. Could not resist that one either!!!!!!!!! |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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goose
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 11:22 | |
You used to drive on the same side as us, so don't get started with that
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Sean Trane
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 11:47 | |
But we saw the right side soon!! I knew I'd manage to bother at least one Brit!!!! |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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goose
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 12:35 | |
I'm not bothered, just right! Errrrm, left. Errm...
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sleeper
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 13:39 | |
You do like having a go at us Brits dont you As I said above I use both as do most brits. Most of use use miles for long distances, Acres for large areas, feet and inches for measuring a persons hight, and stone for measuring weight. Outside of these peramiters if startusing imperial mesurments I will have to think a bit about what your on about. As for tempereture I find Kelvin is best as theirs no possible way to get minus numbers so it allways starts at 0. And for the side of the road we drive on, its been like that for a 1000 years with coaches. |
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Posted: December 12 2005 at 14:06 | |
few inches more
thats what i want thats all < =text/> |
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