September 16, 2003, 11:26
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September 16, 2003, 14:12
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Originally posted by GePap
If "half liter" had some independent universal name (as opposed to a local bavarian beer measurement)
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I'll have to drown you in however many ounces of "bud" it takes for that.
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September 16, 2003, 14:58
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I'll have to drown you in however many ounces of "bud" it takes for that.
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Just over 16oz... We call that a "Tall Boy"  Though 24oz can be a tall boy too...
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September 16, 2003, 15:46
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The crusade for metric will be useless unless we eliminate cgs first. Kill all astronomers. Long live SI. 
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September 16, 2003, 15:56
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I say a big beer in the local language. That's 450 ml in some pubs, 500 ml in others and 2 liters in Bavaria.
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September 17, 2003, 00:32
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Ramo, that's only half the point. Why does SI use the kilogram as the basis instead of the gram? The other uses the centimeter instead of the meter.
They should've made the base mass unit of a more usable size.
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September 21, 2003, 02:39
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yes the mass unit is horrible.
face it, the metric system sucks.
and yes, 3.3 feet per meter. I'm not thining clearly- though I rarely am.
As for beer, well many of our drafts vary in size. But they are free, so what do I care. But I'm perfectly happy with a pint.
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September 21, 2003, 13:57
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Originally posted by Dissident
face it, the metric system sucks.
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95% of the world disagrees with you.
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September 21, 2003, 16:49
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yes, 95% of the world is insignificant to the 5% of americans who rule the world 
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September 21, 2003, 16:58
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Which 5% of Americans rule the world? Those with incomes in excess of 250 000?
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September 21, 2003, 17:51
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Originally posted by KrazyHorse
95% of the world disagrees with you.
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So your point is that 95% of the world's population are not practical-minded?
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September 21, 2003, 19:39
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Originally posted by Big Crunch
Both are huge compared to atto-.
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Ooh, I can work this into Fun's penis size threadjack by intoducing the atto-penis! Simply describe your microscopic member in these units and it sounds gigantic!
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September 21, 2003, 20:20
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Originally posted by Sikander
Ooh, I can work this into Fun's penis size threadjack by intoducing the atto-penis! Simply describe your microscopic member in these units and it sounds gigantic!
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moi?? thread-jacker?? 
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September 21, 2003, 21:52
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I am a current student and I feel comfortable with the metric system. The United States should start to switch. I can easily understand the metric system when it comes to measuring things in chem class and people would catch on fast if everyday things like the speed limit became metric. I can visualize how fast 45 mph is but if someone said drive about 72.5 kph I would be lost.
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September 21, 2003, 22:30
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the metric system is easy, anyone can learn it.
but that's not the point
in america we have to do things the hard way. if anything, only to piss off the french.
pissing off the french is better than some mars orbital lander crashing.
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September 22, 2003, 04:41
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Although I don't give a damn about the measurement units used in the USA, I find it funny that they use millimeters or even parts of millimeters to describe small lengths or thicknesses. Obviously using parts of an inch (like 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 and alike) is not that good. Their system of units lacks a convenient unit in this range.
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September 22, 2003, 05:14
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I feel comfortable with the metric system.
About speed limits. We have 50kph in city/village, 100kph outside and 130kph on highway.
(converted that would be approx. 31/62/80).
One above said the unit for 10g would be 1dkg thats wrong it is 1dag.
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September 22, 2003, 06:16
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Which System does China use?
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September 22, 2003, 08:05
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I grew up working in centimetres, feet, metres and miles. Anything else seems simple after that.
Currently I like the decimeter-kilo-decisecond system. Eliminates most of the insanities of SI. Though I still end up measuring Isp in seconds and pressure in psi.
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September 22, 2003, 09:09
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and shouldnt we all adopt the swatch internet time?
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September 22, 2003, 09:53
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Originally posted by MrFun
So your point is that 95% of the world's population are not practical-minded?
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Not practical minded?
You have decimal numerals and what is, for all intents and purposes, a binary units system.
If you hadn't noticed, those of us who actually deal with these things use metric...
I'm still trying to understand why the kilo is a bad unit of mass, but the pound avoirdupois is good...
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September 22, 2003, 09:57
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I mass 73 kg, or 161 lbs (as of a week ago)
I am 1.81 metres or 5'11" tall
If placed in water at 20 degrees celsius (68F) I would displace a volume of 73 litres (assuming I float). You figure that out in pints, quarts, gallons and hogsheads....
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September 22, 2003, 09:59
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Not to mention that your gallon is smaller than the rest of the world's gallon was (back when we used it). Yours is 3.78 litres, everyone else's was ~4.25 litres
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September 22, 2003, 10:01
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Originally posted by Dissident
the metric system is easy, anyone can learn it.
but that's not the point
in america we have to do things the hard way. if anything, only to piss off the french.
pissing off the french is better than some mars orbital lander crashing.
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Glad to see the Americans advocating for their own cultural exception.
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September 22, 2003, 10:08
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This whole America vs France thing looks soooooooo constructed by some idiotic politicians. And of course all the idiotic citizens follow
When i was in France last week I met only nice and friendly people! People were singin "Take my home country road" on the radio and everyone was friendly.
(okay some exceptions exit but overall I am positiv, of course some knowledge of french (4 years in my case) is a prerequisite to have a nice stay).
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September 22, 2003, 10:09
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Originally posted by Anun Ik Oba
Yes, pico is smaller. Femto is even smaller.
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10000 angstroms = 1µm
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September 22, 2003, 10:12
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@ America's tiny gallon.
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September 22, 2003, 10:12
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Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Although I don't give a damn about the measurement units used in the USA, I find it funny that they use millimeters or even parts of millimeters to describe small lengths or thicknesses. Obviously using parts of an inch (like 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 and alike) is not that good. Their system of units lacks a convenient unit in this range.
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Agreed. I find it much more usefull to use the metric system for measuring things <1m.
However I still can't get a comfortable grip on units >1m. For example, when someone says a plane is traveling at a speed of 760kmh I have no clue what they mean.
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September 22, 2003, 10:45
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kmh = KiloMeters per Hour (or you could write km/h but for simplicity the slash is omitted)
I guess you would say kph but this would not be correct since kilometer is km and not just k therefor it would have to be kmph if you want to put in the p. 
And because thats nonsense and all complicated we say kmh or km/h which is spelled the same only the writing is different 
That means if the plane would stick to this velocity for one hour it had travelled 760 kilometers (or is it has travelled?). 760 kilometers is quite a distance already and now comes in handy: when I drive by car with an average of 100km/h it would take me 7.6 hours (unfortunately time is not based on powers of 10 so we have to calculate minutes: 0.6 * 60 = 36) -> we would arrive in 7 hours and 36 minutes. And an average of 100km/h for a car is not so uncommen so this example is practical as well
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September 22, 2003, 12:21
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Agreed. I find it much more usefull to use the metric system for measuring things <1m.
However I still can't get a comfortable grip on units >1m. For example, when someone says a plane is traveling at a speed of 760kmh I have no clue what they mean.
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Well that's because you're stupid!
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