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I haven’t gotten to the point of thinking of weight in kgs, that’s a step too far. And far, far too scary.
17th Sep 2021 8:12 am
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Another diversion driven by idiocy.
What's going to happen when the champions of this subject find out the roots of imperial units are firmly based upon germanic \ Roman systems. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
17th Sep 2021 8:36 am
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Start speaking Latin?
17th Sep 2021 8:58 am
Dexter
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Typical drill pipe size in US is 6-5/8” diameter by 10m long.
Keeps the young engineers thinking.
Maybe an age thing but use and prefer the imperial system, we went through decimalisation at school and all the (old) penny sweets doubled in price overnight.
I too do the litres to gallons calc at every fill up and convert distances and volumes constantly. Drives the kids mad.
17th Sep 2021 9:33 am
JordsDisco
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Location: Newcastle
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I can hack both, but I don’t like km for some reason although I know exactly what they are equal to imperial wise.
Likewise, I am always converting kilos to stone and pounds and litres to pints and gallons. Sometimes I will equate prices to half a crown or a sixpenny and remember a three penny bit with glee.
I don’t suppose I’ll ever get out of that habit.
17th Sep 2021 9:45 am
LT
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At 57 I still think in feet and inches pounds and stones. The younger members of my immediate family all think in mm, cm, m and grams and kg’s though. Which says all we need to know.
The world needs to adopt one universal system, but until rose tinted glasses are banned that may not happen. At least in my lifetime.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
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17th Sep 2021 9:47 am
leeds
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Try explaining to a foreigner that a hundred weight cwt is not a hundred pounds but 112 lbs.
Then there is the short ton, imperial ton and tonne
Distances in miles depends where you are. A Swedish mile is a lot further than a UK mile
In Nepal, ask about walking time/distance I have been told 3 cigarettes before now. As a non smoker meant nothing to me.
I can work in both systems and use the most appropriate measurement.
Brendan
17th Sep 2021 10:07 am
SN
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Similar at 56 - my brain is wired to imperial measures - but I'm fine with metric too as required.
Armed with just very small number of conversion numbers Metric / Imperial interchangeability is dead easy
2.2 pounds to the kilo
25.4 millimetres to the inch
454 grams to the pound
568 millilitres to the pint
1609 metres to the mile
There are two other factors to consider wuth imperial measures which makes them easy to use
1. The values in common use are often only single or double digit
2. The names of the units are almost exclusively single syllable
Compare inch/feet, ounce and pound versus centimetre/metre, milligrams and grams
IMHO
And anyway - who buys TV's or tyre's WITHOUT using Imperial, even in Metricland-Europe
So to my mind, in a polar opposite position to LT, the world DOES NOT need to settle on one system
We don't with money, do we?Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
17th Sep 2021 10:17 am
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And tyre sizes are a mix of the 2 systems. Hybridism, it’s da future, present and past I tell ya.
17th Sep 2021 10:19 am
SN
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^^^ with percentages thrown in for good measure too!Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
17th Sep 2021 10:27 am
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Those fractions are deffo feeling left out though.
Steve are you ok? You seem to be making a lot of sense today I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
17th Sep 2021 10:54 am
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Someone’s hacked his account.
17th Sep 2021 11:03 am
MJA
Member Since: 08 Jul 2021
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I do cycling, running and DIY in metric but driving I do in imperial. It would be a lot easier if we just went metric.Land Rover(s) : '10 Discovery 4
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17th Sep 2021 11:27 am
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Was the 'pint' ever prevented from having a crown on them? p.s don't ask what the 2043 means
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