Is there a reason that distances are now shown in kilometres
LRMason.Photography said, 1628943679
I'm living where imperial is the norm and it's horrid. Genuinely. It sounds quaint until you have to actually live with it. Quite apart from fahrenheit (which I think is only used in Liberia, Myanmar, the USA and, as I've discovered, BoT's) the whole feet and inches thing is a nightmare. I converted part of our property into a separate apartment and the fact that 4"x2" is not really 4"x2" was just the start of the problems. Working in 12ths and 16ths revitalised my schoolboy math, but I frequently had to switch between precise metric and nominal imperial or risk getting things horribly wrong. :( If they switch the pound back to 240 pennies, I'm never coming back!
indemnity said, 1628945906
LRMason.Photography said
I'm living where imperial is the norm and it's horrid. Genuinely. It sounds quaint until you have to actually live with it. Quite apart from fahrenheit (which I think is only used in Liberia, Myanmar, the USA and, as I've discovered, BoT's) the whole feet and inches thing is a nightmare. I converted part of our property into a separate apartment and the fact that 4"x2" is not really 4"x2" was just the start of the problems. Working in 12ths and 16ths revitalised my schoolboy math, but I frequently had to switch between precise metric and nominal imperial or risk getting things horribly wrong. :( If they switch the pound back to 240 pennies, I'm never coming back!
Do you have UK Imperial gallon or USA gallon?
LRMason.Photography said, 1628950783
indemnity said
LRMason.Photography said
I'm living where imperial is the norm and it's horrid. Genuinely. It sounds quaint until you have to actually live with it. Quite apart from fahrenheit (which I think is only used in Liberia, Myanmar, the USA and, as I've discovered, BoT's) the whole feet and inches thing is a nightmare. I converted part of our property into a separate apartment and the fact that 4"x2" is not really 4"x2" was just the start of the problems. Working in 12ths and 16ths revitalised my schoolboy math, but I frequently had to switch between precise metric and nominal imperial or risk getting things horribly wrong. :( If they switch the pound back to 240 pennies, I'm never coming back!
Do you have UK Imperial gallon or USA gallon?
I assume USA gallon, as everything else here is hugely influenced by the US and it's highly likely the pumps were imported from there. The religious fervour is similar, too, but I can't blame that on imperial measures... ;) Apart from religion, politics and antiquated measuring systems, it's paradise. :D
indemnity said, 1628951437
CalmNudes said
Danny Molyneux said
I'm with Buddy. Imperial all the way. I use a 1.9685 inch lens for general stuff, and a 3.34646 inch lens for portraits. Nothing will make me change this point of view.
I'm a picture of confusion, my height is Feet and inches, but otherwise short distances are measured in mm, long ones in yards and miles, unless they're race distances (mostly in meters, unless it's horses which are in furlongs), railway distances (chains) or water depths (meters). Radio wavelengths used to be in meters but now we use frequency instead. Large areas are easier in meters, since 10 square chains (one acre) confuses people, but huge areas are better expressed in square miles.
Pressure is in bar, (~ 100KPa) unless it is car tyres when it needs to be in PSI. Temperatures are in Celsius when cold (freezing is zero) and Farenheit when it's hot (a hot day is over 70) .
Fuel consumption is in miles per gallon but fuel comes in litres - like most things, unless they are drinkable when it's pints and fl oz. Recipes are ounces and I don't want a menu to offer me a 225g steak or a 125 grammer with cheese, but medication is mg not grains or scruples. Most non-edibles are metric, except my weight that's Stone and pounds (never just pounds). Oh and sacks of potatoes they're half a hundred-weight - (which is four stone but never called that).
If you think that is confusing.....pennies make pounds, pounds make stones, stones make walls, and Walls make sausages.
Edited by indemnity
Danny. said, 1628951867
CalmNudes said
Temperatures are in Celsius when cold (freezing is zero) and Farenheit when it's hot (a hot day is over 70) .
This bit annoys me so much. Pick a scale and stick to it!
Jerome Razoir said, 1628953226
Becky Kvittems said
Mine has switched to kilometres, buts it’s fine because I can do maths.
Orson Carter said
Becky Kvittems said
Mine has switched to kilometres, buts it’s fine because I can do maths.
You can change it back to miles.
Yes but when I change it back: I get a different answer every time because I can't do maths!!!
CalmNudes said, 1628953231
indemnity said
Do you have UK Imperial gallon or USA gallon?
Someone told me very early that a gallon of water (8 pints) weighs 10 pounds (note Pounds are weight, and KG is mass) a UK pint is 20 Fl Oz. But a US pint is 16 OZ (1 lb), so a US quarts and gallons are smaller. Oil is priced in Barrels which are 50 US gallons.
indemnity said
If you think that is confusing.....pennies make pounds, pounds make stones, stones make walls, and Walls make sausages.Edited by indemnity
ROFL !
Danny Molyneux said
CalmNudes said
Temperatures are in Celsius when cold (freezing is zero) and Farenheit when it's hot (a hot day is over 70) .
This bit annoys me so much. Pick a scale and stick to it!
In the oil industry drill bits - and therefore the width of the hole - follow US convention and are measured in inches. But the depth of the hole is usually measured in metres.
And in scuba I might say "We'll swim 30 yards to that buoy, then drop down 20 metres to the seabed"
When I went diving in Canada the roads were in KM and the dive gear came from the US and was in feet and PSI, and I spent my whole time doing mental arithmetic.
Don't even get me started on the US habit of Writing time as Hours , seconds , Minutes.
Mike Lyne said, 1628963531
Danny Molyneux said
richiesoans said
I've always had miles, and its always stayed like that. So you might have accidentally changed it
I've always had it in miles, and have never changed it. I'm showing kilometers at present. Perhaps somebody else at PP HQ has accidentally changed a few.
I have just checked and mine has changed to metric as well and it wasn’t by me.
indemnity said, 1628964674
CalmNudes said
indemnity said
Do you have UK Imperial gallon or USA gallon?
Someone told me very early that a gallon of water (8 pints) weighs 10 pounds (note Pounds are weight, and KG is mass) a UK pint is 20 Fl Oz. But a US pint is 16 OZ (1 lb), so a US quarts and gallons are smaller. Oil is priced in Barrels which are 50 US gallons.
indemnity said
If you think that is confusing.....pennies make pounds, pounds make stones, stones make walls, and Walls make sausages.Edited by indemnity
ROFL !
Danny Molyneux said
CalmNudes said
Temperatures are in Celsius when cold (freezing is zero) and Farenheit when it's hot (a hot day is over 70) .
This bit annoys me so much. Pick a scale and stick to it!
In the oil industry drill bits - and therefore the width of the hole - follow US convention and are measured in inches. But the depth of the hole is usually measured in metres.And in scuba I might say "We'll swim 30 yards to that buoy, then drop down 20 metres to the seabed"
When I went diving in Canada the roads were in KM and the dive gear came from the US and was in feet and PSI, and I spent my whole time doing mental arithmetic.
Don't even get me started on the US habit of Writing time as Hours , seconds , Minutes.
Check out the length of an Irish mile, 8 Irish furlongs 2240 yards, or take a look at Norway and Sweden when they refer to 10 kilometres as a mile, even though distances are marked/signed in kilometres.
Becky Kvittems said, 1628964781
To be fair I don’t want anyone near my house.
Danny is allowed in my house though cause my mum thinks he’s lovely (but she is very mad)
Danny. said, 1628965069
Becky Kvittems said
To be fair I don’t want anyone near my house.
Danny is allowed in my house though cause my mum thinks he’s lovely (but she is very mad)
I'll bring biscuits next time. :-)