Buried 0
QuoteUmmmm .. . a pint is a pound the world around, so . . . . 8 pints in a gallon, a gallon weighs 8 pounds (water or beer, not jet fuel)
7.5 gallons to a cubic foot.
My kids' pool in the backyard weighs 20 tons. Amazing.
you are talking about a pint of water tho. There are many other liquids out there
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QuoteAnd why go metric? Because the units aren't arbitrary!
Hmmm. How is the wavelength of hydrogen any less arbitrary than the length of a king's foot? Out of the billions of possible things to base a measurement on, the wavelength of hydrogen seems rather arbitrary to me.
I actually believe that the Fahrenheit system, etc., are pretty good for everyday life.
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Shell666 0
QuoteQuoteWell, over here it´s 90-60-90 and it looks just as nice (although it´s about half an inch less then 36-24-36)...
**shudder** I'd hate to write that my measurements were 90-60-90.On that note...I'll stick to American standard for my measurements.
But with your weight in kg's, it's better! My driver's license says my weight is 62 ... I LIKE that!
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Kris 0
QuoteHmmm. How is the wavelength of hydrogen any less arbitrary than the length of a king's foot? Out of the billions of possible things to base a measurement on, the wavelength of hydrogen seems rather arbitrary to me.
Because the wavelength of hydrogen will never change, no matter how many different hydrogen atoms you look at.
Also, it's the most common thing in the universe.
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How many gallons in a pound?
4 meters.
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AndyMan 7
QuoteAmericans are just too lazy to change their ways.
I think its interesting in how it has changed, without people even noticing.
- Beer and soda bottles are measured in mililiters, not ounces.
- Even American cars use metric nuts and bolts.
- Photographers shoot 35mm film.
- Almost all science uses metric measurements.
The lone holdouts are air temperature, vehicular speed, and dimensional measurements in the construction industry.
Vehicular speed would be the easiest to change, and I often wonder why governments don't start simply replacing signs. All cars in America built since 1977 have had metric units on the speedometer.
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I am a scientist, so I use metric. I know that I am 175 cm tall, and 70 kg.
Only thing is: when I brew, all the recipes & weights of hops, malt, etc, is all in the old British system, pounds & ounces. so whatever.
Only thing is: when I brew, all the recipes & weights of hops, malt, etc, is all in the old British system, pounds & ounces. so whatever.
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..and if you take a cubic cm of water, it weighs one gram, and it's also equal to a ml, so you have common ground between length, mass and volume. and the temps are also a little more sensible. 0 is freezing, 100 is boiling.
that said, i was in grade 9 or 10 when the conversion started in canada, so i am 'bilingual'. temps, i can translate pretty easily, speeds i adust depending on what i'm trying to figure out. 100 km/h is about 62 mph, so distance to time is done in metric, and time to distance is imperial.
it all depends on what you're used to, people, by nature, resist change.
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