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In my fat pride post, people kept referring to 'stones' as weight. As an unhealthy American, I use pounds but can understand kilograms... I knew of stones but I thought it was an antiquated mesurement.... am I wrong?

What's the fraction of a stone? A pebble?

Yes.

1 Stone = 14 pounds.

Pretty common in the UK for measuring a persons weight...like 11st 4lb or something like that.

More common, I would say, than kilograms or just pounds.

Well, I know they were used in the V for Vendetta books... Maybe it's a Brit thing.

Well, I know they were used in the V for Vendetta books... Maybe it's a Brit thing.


Yes..... perhaps.....

Yes.

1 Stone = 14 pounds.

Pretty common in the UK for measuring a persons weight...like 11st 4lb or something like that.

More common, I would say, than kilograms or just pounds.

I dunno...I really wanted to use pebble.

16 drams = 1 oz.
16 oz. = 1 lb.
14 lb. = 1 stone

16 drams = 1 oz.
16 oz. = 1 lb.
14 lb. = 1 stone

Now that's just silly. Should be 16 pounds. *nod*

Now that's just silly. Should be 16 pounds. *nod*

You actually expect imperial measurements to make sense?

Silly boy, everybody knows it's all arbitrary :p

Don't forget that 8st = 1cwt. Pointless conversion rates a go go!

Also, I'd always assumed the US put their weights purely in pounds because of Pinball Syndrome - the bigger the score, the better. :D

You actually expect imperial measurements to make sense?

Silly boy, everybody knows it's all arbitrary :p

...True...

Meh. I say we rename drams as pebbles.

Yes.

1 Stone = 14 pounds.

Pretty common in the UK for measuring a persons weight...like 11st 4lb or something like that.

More common, I would say, than kilograms or just pounds.


why 14 pounds?

this is all news to me...

Now that's just silly. Should be 16 pounds. *nod*
It used to be 12.5, hence why a hundredweight is called a hundredweight.

*nod*

I use stones too. Most visible number on my weighing scales in the bathroom.

Last I checked I hovered at round 11 st.

Should use metric given we've been metric for, oh, 40 odd years. Meh.

how many stones in an imperial tonne?

It used to be 12.5, hence why a hundredweight is called a hundredweight.

*nod*

Ah...that explains a lot.

...So now they're hundredandtwelveweights?

It is a British thing.

It's a shame we don't both do the same thing (I don't care who adopts whose method {well, I would prefer not to measure purely in pounds because its a bit silly}), because the conversion is a total bitch.

why 14 pounds?

Hold on until I go and ask whoever made it official about 800 years ago...

I just checked the Wiki article to see if it said anything, and by some obscure coincidence it also uses 11st 4lb as an example...

Seems it just 'is' 14 lb. Doesn't really matter so much why.

this is all news to me...

Did you hear the Titanic sank?

It is a British thing.

It's a shame we don't both do the same thing (I don't care who adopts whose method {well, I would prefer not to measure purely in pounds because its a bit silly}), because the conversion is a total bitch.
Have you heard of the kilogram?

It used to be 12.5, hence why a hundredweight is called a hundredweight.

*nod*

A hundredweight being 112 pounds...how does that relate to stones or a stone being 12.5 pounds?

Ah...that explains a lot.

...So now they're hundredandtwelveweights?
Yep. I forget why, no doubt some interweb researching would reveal an highly interesting yet ultimately pointless explanation as to why.

I use stones too. Most visible number on my weighing scales in the bathroom.

Last I checked I hovered at round 11 st.

Should use metric given we've been metric for, oh, 40 odd years. Meh.

the place where you find metric in the UK is in centimeters and meters for generic measuring, kilometers for measuring in Maths lessons and as soon as your on the road it some how morphs into miles and mph

A hundredweight being 112 pounds...how does that relate to stones or a stone being 12.5 pounds?
Because 1cwt has always been 8st but not always 112lb. Back when 1st was 12.5lb, 1cwt would have been exactly 100lb, hence the name.

EDIT: And I found a page about it.

http://www.sizes.com/units/hundredweight.htm

how many stones in an imperial tonne?

160.

Have you heard of the kilogram?

No. *stabs metric system*

I'll keep the microns and nanometers.

Because 1cwt has always been 8st but not always 112lb. Back when 1st was 12.5lb, 1cwt would have been exactly 100lb, hence the name.

Ahhhhh I get it now.

*adds to useless knowledge corner of brain*

Ahhhhh I get it now.

*adds to useless knowledge corner of brain*

You'd think more than a corner would be required eventually.

*Runs away from thread, hugging the metric system*

No. *stabs metric system*

I'll keep the microns and nanometers.
But they don't make sense without the meter! :confused:

And once you have the meter, you have the centimeter and the cubic centimeter. And 1 cc of water weights 1 gram. So you may as well have the kilogram as well.

I use stones too. Most visible number on my weighing scales in the bathroom.

Last I checked I hovered at round 11 st.

Should use metric given we've been metric for, oh, 40 odd years. Meh.
It's the same reason that we still order pints of milk and beer, or deal in miles for distance and mph for speed. They're simple units that mean more to people than their metric equivalents. A good reason for decimalisation was that it made simple maths easier - taking it as far as converting measures used, most often, on their own (e.g. when talking about long distance you'd just judge to the nearest mile, as discussing anything less than a mile accurately is seen as pedantic and rightly so) is pointless.

Pretty common in the UK for measuring a persons weight...like 11st 4lb or something like that.

More common, I would say, than kilograms or just pounds.
agreed.

It's the same reason that we still order pints of milk and beer, or deal in miles for distance and mph for speed. They're simple units that mean more to people than their metric equivalents. A good reason for decimalisation was that it made simple maths easier - taking it as far as converting measures used, most often, on their own (e.g. when talking about long distance you'd just judge to the nearest mile, as discussing anything less than a mile accurately is seen as pedantic and rightly so) is pointless.
BS. People use what they're used to. If they got used to metric they would estimate in metric.

But they don't make sense without the meter! :confused:

And once you have the meter, you have the centimeter and the cubic centimeter. And 1 cc of water weights 1 gram. So you may as well have the kilogram as well.
Only at 4°C.

EDIT: Forgot to put [/pedant] on this.

[/pedant]

BS. People use what they're used to. If they got used to metric they would estimate in metric.
And I agree with you. I'm just saying that a vast proportion of the populace would be annoyed about having to order a half-litre of beer. I remember being pissed off when our local sweet shops all converted from a quarter pound of sweets to 100g.

You'd think more than a corner would be required eventually.

Oh, it's a very big corner :p

And I agree with you. I'm just saying that a vast proportion of the populace would be annoyed about having to order a half-litre of beer. I remember being pissed off when our local sweet shops all converted from a quarter pound of sweets to 100g.
Well, people would be annoyed at almost anything given half the chance. If it were up to them Spring would be starting in the middle of February or something.

160.

thanks

so

16 drachms = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pounds
14 pounds = 1 stone
2 stone = 1 quarter
4 quarters = 1 hundredweight
20 hundredweights = 1 ton

Well, people would be annoyed at almost anything given half the chance. If it were up to them Spring would be starting in the middle of February or something.

Change would be change for change's sake, not for any practical advantage to the average person.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

Well, people would be annoyed at almost anything given half the chance. If it were up to them Spring would be starting in the middle of February or something.
It's more to do with people disliking change, I reckon. Once your brain's got something figured out, changing the way you look at it's just another burden you don't need.

EDIT: Or, what Nadkor said.

But they don't make sense without the meter! :confused:

And once you have the meter, you have the centimeter and the cubic centimeter. And 1 cc of water weights 1 gram. So you may as well have the kilogram as well.

Feh, micron doesn't say meter on it so that doesn't matter. And we can use Angstroms if we can't have th nanometer, doesn't matter, everyone will call them nanomachines, and nano-circuits. And I know lots of people who don't think cc is cubic centimeter. Sides, we just have to avoid 4 degrees Celcius.


In fact. *stabs Centigrade scale* Fahrenheit and Kelvins!

Oh, it's a very big corner :p

*pokes* T'would require a big brain. ;)

Feh, micron doesn't say meter on it so that doesn't matter. And we can use Angstroms if we can't have th nanometer, doesn't matter, everyone will call them nanomachines, and nano-circuits. And I know lots of people who don't think cc is cubic centimeter. Sides, we just have to avoid 4 degrees Celcius.


In fact. *stabs Centigrade scale* Fahrenheit and Kelvins!
Nah, the Fahrenheit scale sucks bum. At least Celcius and Kelvin share a common unit size, and Celcius is a useful scale because it's based on water.

Change would be change for change's sake, not for any practical advantage to the average person.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
The system is broken. That the average British and US person is used to the quirks and the advantages of metric are not readily seen is a different matter. And they use partly metric anyway, it would just be going all the way.

Nah, the Fahrenheit scale sucks bum. At least Celcius and Kelvin share a common unit size, and Celcius is a useful scale because it's based on water.

So? Fahrenheit is based on a mixture of water salt and ice, and a healthy horse. Besides, if we have Kelvins, we can replace Celsius with it.

In fact. *stabs Centigrade scale* Fahrenheit and Kelvins!
But kelvin doesn't make sense without celsius :confused:

And I agree with you. I'm just saying that a vast proportion of the populace would be annoyed about having to order a half-litre of beer. I remember being pissed off when our local sweet shops all converted from a quarter pound of sweets to 100g.

I'd be very annoyed if they changes it from pints to 1/2 litres. There's more than 500mls in a pint but they wouldn't change the price would they?

Nah, the Fahrenheit scale sucks bum. At least Celcius and Kelvin share a common unit size, and Celcius is a useful scale because it's based on water.
No, I'm sorry but saying it's 33+ degrees is just not high enough to express how hot it is outside.

No, I'm sorry but saying it's 33+ degrees is just not high enough to express how hot it is outside.
it is when you know 0 is freezing :p

No, I'm sorry but saying it's 33+ degrees is just not high enough to express how hot it is outside.

So you believe in the imperial system because the numbers are bigger so it makes you feel better? :confused:

it is when you know 0 is freezing :p
Yes, coldness is the only thing it expresses well.

So you believe in the imperial system because the numbers are bigger so it makes you feel better? :confused:It expresses the overall feeling better.

No, I'm sorry but saying it's 33+ degrees is just not high enough to express how hot it is outside.
It's done me fine for the last 19 years. I always think of it as 25+ is hot, 30+ really hot, 35+ is a bloody joke. Then again, I'm English, so technically 15°C+ is a warm day :D

Have you heard of the kilogram?
Kilogram = SI unit of mass
Newton = SI unit of weight (kg * m/s^2)

We do not ever, under any circumstances, EVER, measure weight with kilograms, despite what some people might think.

It's done me fine for the last 19 years. I always think of it as 25+ is hot, 30+ really hot, 35+ is a bloody joke. Then again, I'm English, so technically 15°C+ is a warm day :D

nice comfy 24°C today, not like the rediculous 35's we were having

*pokes* T'would require a big brain. ;)

What can I say, it's well provided for ;)

It's done me fine for the last 19 years. I always think of it as 25+ is hot, 30+ really hot, 35+ is a bloody joke. Then again, I'm English, so technically 15°C+ is a warm day :D
Where my aunt and cousin are right now, it'd be a little more than 38, that sounds a lot less dramatic than 102. 102 expresses how terrible it actually is.

It's done me fine for the last 19 years. I always think of it as 25+ is hot, 30+ really hot, 35+ is a bloody joke. Then again, I'm English, so technically 15°C+ is a warm day :D

Meh! You Europeans are wimps about the heat. When it gets to 40, you complain as if it were 104! ;)

Edit: Which it is, here is Missouri!

Kilogram = SI unit of mass
Newton = SI unit of weight (kg * m/s^2)

We do not ever, under any circumstances, EVER, measure weight with kilograms, despite what some people might think.
So, you order ham by mass, so what? Unless gravity changes or you move to another planet, it makes no difference in everyday life, only to physics teachers.

But kelvin doesn't make sense without celsius :confused:

Of course it does. Starting with zero at absolute zero, now that makes sense.

Meh! You Europeans are wimps about the heat. When it gets to 40, you complain as if it were 104! ;)

Edit: Which it is, here is Missouri!
We don't do air conditioning.

Kilogram = SI unit of mass
Newton = SI unit of weight (kg * m/s^2)

We do not ever, under any circumstances, EVER, measure weight with kilograms, despite what some people might think.
That's just one of those things that physics teachers have to point out to students in order that they pass their exams. In terms of buying food, you wouldn't care if its weight differed in different gravitational fields, as long as you were getting the same amount of food. Mass is technically correct, but weight is in common useage.

EDIT: What Iztatepopotla said.

Kilogram = SI unit of mass
Newton = SI unit of weight (kg * m/s^2)

We do not ever, under any circumstances, EVER, measure weight with kilograms, despite what some people might think.

You go with that science pedantry.

My personal bugbear is people using the word 'volatile' incorrectly.

We don't do air conditioning.
Damn right we don't, bloody waste of power.

Except in modern cars. And many office buildings. And shops.

But not at home! Oh no. For wimps, y'see.

Of course it does. Starting with zero at absolute zero, now that makes sense.
Well, I guess you can define the unit using calories or something.

Where my aunt and cousin are right now, it'd be a little more than 38, that sounds a lot less dramatic than 102. 102 expresses how terrible it actually is.
only because you're used to imperial systems.

we're used to 38 sounding fucking hot, thank you.
everything is relative, not to mention subjective (so this is rather pointless)

Damn right we don't, bloody waste of power.

Except in modern cars. And many office buildings. And shops.

But not at home! Oh no. For wimps, y'see.
I hope y'all use deoderant.

only because you're used to imperial systems.

we're used to 38 sounding fucking hot, thank you.
everything is relative, not to mention subjective (so this is rather pointless)On a 1-100 scale(or 0 in this case) which is quite common, 38 is wicked low. Stop getting offended because I don't like your low numbers.

I hope y'all use deoderant.
You don't?
Bleugh.

You don't?
Bleugh.
Where in that was the implication that I didn't? I'm not French.

I hope y'all use deoderant.

On a 1-100 scale(or 0 in this case) which is quite common, 38 is wicked low. Stop getting offended because I don't like your low numbers.
offended? i couldn't give a shit less what you think :p

thing is F isn't a scale of 1 to 100. a percentage based temperature system would be interesting though...

... oh wait. we have that. the temperature water boils is 100*C. and it freezes at 0*C...... hmm.

I'm not French.
No, but you are American. Therefore you must be obese. And obese people smell terribly.

Where in that was the implication that I didn't? I'm not French.

Where in that was the implication you were French?

Awesome people use stones.

offended? i couldn't give a shit less what you think :p

thing is F isn't a scale of 1 to 100. a percentage based temperature system would be interesting though...

... oh wait. we have that. the temperature water boils is 100*C. and it freezes at 0*C...... hmm.

And then there's negative numbers, so it's really...not.

Now, if you wanted to take absolute zero as zero, then figure out the highest possible temperature and make that 100, you'd have something.

offended? i couldn't give a shit less what you think :p

thing is F isn't a scale of 1 to 100. a percentage based temperature system would be interesting though...

... oh wait. we have that. the temperature water boils is 100*C. and it freezes at 0*C...... hmm.

pure water that is [/pedant]

offended? i couldn't give a shit less what you think :p

thing is F isn't a scale of 1 to 100. a percentage based temperature system would be interesting though...

... oh wait. we have that. the temperature water boils is 100*C. and it freezes at 0*C...... hmm.
I didn't say it was on a 1-100 scale, smart guy.


No, but you are American. Therefore you must be obese. And obese people smell terribly.What are you, British? So you have bad teeth and breath, can't cook for shit, and many people on the isle fuck sheep? cheers

Where in that was the implication you were French? That made no sense. We were talking about deoderant and a stereotype is that the French don't use it, try to keep up.

Awesome people use stones. No, awesome people throw stones.

And then there's negative numbers, so it's really...not.

Now, if you wanted to take absolute zero as zero, then figure out the highest possible temperature and make that 100, you'd have something.

increamentations would be to be, you could freeze and boil at say 3 degrees Dinaverg Scale

pure water that is [/pedant]

You also have to take air pressure into account. It only works at standard atmospheric pressure.

Good god, this is now situational?

What are you, British? So you have bad teeth and breath, can't cook for shit, and many people on the isle fuck sheep? cheers
No. Not British.

That made no sense. We were talking about deoderant and a stereotype is that the French don't use it, try to keep up.
*WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH*

Clearly didn't get my point did you?

No. Not British.


*WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH*

Clearly didn't get my point did you?
Unless you just made a stereotype about Americans not using deoderant, that wasn't the same at all. You had to use a currently existing stereotype to make another joke. Mine was a straight up stereotype, see the difference?

increamentations would be to be, you could freeze and boil at say 3 degrees Dinaverg Scale

Well we'd divide it up. MilliDinas, MicroDinas, NanoDinas, pico, femto, atto...

Unless you just made a stereotype about Americans not using deoderant, that wasn't the same at all. You had to use a currently existing stereotype to make another joke. Mine was a straight up stereotype, see the difference?
No, but you are American. Therefore you must be obese

What do I have to do? Club you over the head? Jesus....

So, you order ham by mass, so what? Unless gravity changes or you move to another planet, it makes no difference in everyday life, only to physics teachers.
Simply saying that something "weights" such and such kilograms is wrong, especially when the metric-users like to say that their system is superior, yet don't know the correct units which they are speaking of.

Well we'd divide it up. MilliDinas, MicroDinas, NanoDinas, pico, femto, atto...

:eek: it could be a plan, but then the highest temp is infinity or somethjing

What do I have to do? Club you over the head? Jesus....

That would be nice...

And then there's negative numbers, so it's really...not.

Now, if you wanted to take absolute zero as zero, then figure out the highest possible temperature and make that 100, you'd have something.
its 3.0041543% degrees today! phew! :P

You also have to take air pressure into account. It only works at standard atmospheric pressure.

that is true, im not cut out to ba a proper pedant :(

:eek: it could be a plan, but then the highest temp is infinity or somethjing

...No, there has to be a limit...

...No, there has to be a limit...

infinity - 1 ;)

That would be nice...

Do it! Do it! Do it!....

What do I have to do? Club you over the head? Jesus....
I asked if you people used deoderant. You said, "you don't?" and then you went with obesity. You first implied that because I was American that I didn't use deoderant, you tard.

What do I have to do? hit you in the temple with a giant turkey leg?

...No, there has to be a limit...

I don't know what that limit is, but the core of our sun is something like 20 million degrees! And some stars are a lot hotter than that!!

I asked if you people used deoderant. You said, "you don't?" and then you went with obesity. You first implied that because I was American that I didn't use deoderant, you tard.
Wow. You're stupid too. You really are an American! :eek:

Do it! Do it! Do it!....

Yes, do it, do it!

I don't know what that limit is, but the core of our sun is something like 20 million degrees! And some stars are a lot hotter than that!!

I know, but a NanoDina would be a billionth of a hundredth of the hottest possible temperature, so even if the highest possible temperature was a trillion degrees, a NanoDina would only be about ten degrees.

Wow. You're stupid too. You really are an American! :eek:
You're calling me stupid because you fucked up. Brilliant

You're calling me stupid because you fucked up. Brilliant
*WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH* again.

[I should really stop. I'm gut-laughing so hard I'm getting strange looks from people around me]

Blunt Object Fight!!!

Simply saying that something "weights" such and such kilograms is wrong, especially when the metric-users like to say that their system is superior, yet don't know the correct units which they are speaking of.
Yes, it is wrong to use the incorrect unit, but it doesn't affect the measurement in everyday life. At least it's not like Imperial or Standard users that go "Oh, but our system is much better because it makes sense. Is this a 60 watt light bulb?"
:D

I know, but a NanoDina would be a billionth of a hundredth of the hottest possible temperature, so even if the highest possible temperature was a trillion degrees, a NanoDina would only be about ten degrees.
Except on Summer. On Summer it could be 20 degrees.

*WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH* again.

[I should really stop. I'm gut-laughing so hard I'm getting strange looks from people around me]
Are you completely retaded? Nothing you're saying it going over anyone's head because you haven't said anything profound or even intelligent. Yea, you made another common stereotype...hahaha, you're hilarious in your own mind. That's nice, the first time you fucked up, good job.

Except on Summer. On Summer it could be 20 degrees.

Summer? Huh?

Are you completely retaded? Nothing you're saying it going over anyone's head because you haven't said anything profound or even intelligent. Yea, you made another common stereotype...hahaha, you're hilarious in your own mind. That's nice, the first time you fucked up, good job.

Technically, if it did go over your head, you wouldn't be able to tell if it's intelligent on not.

You're calling me stupid because you fucked up. Brilliant
That's the point though, he didn't fuck up. He never said Americans don't use deodourant, he questioned whether you do. Then he used the stereotype that all Americans were fat. He never implied that it was a stereotype that Americans don't use deodourant, you introduced that idea as a stereotype after his post about you.

Summer? Huh?
Well, in Summer is hotter, so the highest possible temperature is higher still. Besides, it would make people feel better "What do you mean it's the worst Summer yet? It's the same as in February!"

Technically, if it did go over your head, you wouldn't be able to tell if it's intelligent on not.
My my do I love technicalities.

That's the point though, he didn't fuck up. He never said Americans don't use deodourant, he questioned whether you do. Then he used the stereotype that all Americans were fat. He never implied that it was a stereotype that Americans don't use deodourant, you introduced that idea as a stereotype after his post about you. It's this simple, he/she/it said I was American, said "you don't" in terms of using deoderant. Yes, then there was the fat stereotype. Then it was Americans are fat, they smell.

Well, in Summer is hotter, so the highest possible temperature is higher still. Besides, it would make people feel better "What do you mean it's the worst Summer yet? It's the same as in February!"
We're not talking about the highest possible temperature on Earth at a certain point, we want the highest possible temperature in the universe, ever.

That's the point though, he didn't fuck up. He never said Americans don't use deodourant, he questioned whether you do. Then he used the stereotype that all Americans were fat. He never implied that it was a stereotype that Americans don't use deodourant, you introduced that idea as a stereotype after his post about you.

http://wiki.coolmon.org/files/cookie.jpg :fluffle:

Blunt Object Fight!!!
Fight! Fight! Fight!

300 quadloos on the newcomers!

We're not talking about the highest possible temperature on Earth at a certain point, we want the highest possible temperature in the universe, ever.
Doesn't the Universe have summers? Anyway, the temperature at the start of the Universe, right at the moment of the Big-bang. That's the one you want.

Fight! Fight! Fight!

300 quadloos on the newcomers!

I raise you One Zimbabwean Dollar!

The turkey leg is going to be replaced by a hockey stick unless Canadian products aren't allowed.

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CRIPPLE FIGHT!!!

Doesn't the Universe have summers? Anyway, the temperature at the start of the Universe, right at the moment of the Big-bang. That's the one you want.

Yes. We must find that temperature. Who shall join me in this quest!

Yes. We must find that temperature. Who shall join me in this quest!

*turns on oven*

Ill join you!

It's this simple, he/she/it said I was American, said "you don't" in terms of using deoderant. Yes, then there was the fat stereotype. Then it was Americans are fat, they smell.
But he never said it was a famed stereotype that Americans don't use deodourant - the 'you' was singular. As for the Last part, that's just an extrapolation.

EDIT: @PM - ta for that cookie. I'd eat it now but my English teeth are far too diseased to chew it.

But he never said it was a famed stereotype that Americans don't use deodourant - the 'you' was singular. As for the Last part, that's just an extrapolation.
I never said it was a famed stereotype either, I said it would've had to have been made up. Me being an American should've been of no consequence.

I never said it was a famed stereotype either, I said it would've had to have been made up. Me being an American should've been of no consequence.

Dude, drop it. You screwed up and are making yourself look very silly at the moment.

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CRIPPLE FIGHT!!!
lmao! :p

*turns on oven*

Ill join you!
A covenant, to take a termometer and stick up the black hole at the start of the universe. It shall be the Fellowship of the Ring... of Fire.

A covenant, to take a termometer and stick up the black hole at the start of the universe. It shall be the Fellowship of the Ring... of Fire.

itll have to ba a big thermometer then

Dude, drop it. You screwed up and are making yourself look very silly at the moment.
I think I'll give up before he does. It's like trying to knock down a wall with my face.

itll have to ba a big thermometer then

A rectal one?

The Imperial system is based on 12's, where as the Metric system is based on 10's. Therefore it is much much easier to convert to smaller and larger units using the Metric system as you do not have to deal with fractions and decimals.

To name a few examples:
A Metric tonne is 1000 kilograms (2205 pounds in the imperial system)
A kilometer is 1000 meters (0.621 miles in the imperial system)

>>MATH LESSON<<
Generally the smallest practical measurement of distance in the metric system is 1 milimeter.
10 milimeters makes 1 centimeter, 100 centimeters makes 1 meter, 1000 meters makes 1 kilometer.

Now compare that to the Imperial system of distance
12 inches makes 1 foot, 3 feet makes 1 yard, 1,760 yards (or 5,280 feet) makes 1 mile.

which system is easier to understand and easier to convert to smaller and larger units? The Metric System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system)

I think I'll give up before he does. It's like trying to knock down a wall with my face.
:headbang:?

A rectal one?
Well, obviously, it being the black hole of the universe and all.

The Imperial system is based on 12's, where as the Metric system is based on 10's. Therefore it is much much easier to convert to smaller and larger units using the Metric system as you do not have to deal with fractions and decimals.

To name a few examples:
A Metric tonne is 1000 kilograms (2205 pounds in the imperial system)
A kilometer is 1000 meters (0.621 miles in the imperial system)

>>MATH LESSON<<
Generally the smallest practical measurement of distance in the metric system is 1 milimeter.
10 milimeters makes 1 centimeter, 100 centimeters makes 1 meter, 1000 meters makes 1 kilometer.

Now compare that to the Imperial system of distance
12 inches makes 1 foot, 3 feet makes 1 yard, 1,760 yards (or 5,280 feet) makes 1 mile.

which system is easier to understand and easier to convert to smaller and larger units? The Metric System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system)

Too bad it's already been stabbed then.

:headbang:?
Well yeah, but that's on my list of banned smilies. Aside from the fact I don't like the aesthetics of it, that one smacks of n00b.

Well, obviously, it being the black hole of the universe and all.

I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention. Are we talking about Uranus?

A rectal one?

naturally

I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention. Are we talking about Uranus?
No, there's already been much talk around that one... and on top of it...

But I'd rather not discuss that at the moment! It's the quest for the highest temperature in the universe ever.

EDIT: Scratch that, I've upped it to 10e32K!

I've got 100e9K over here!
Penis?

I've got 100e9K over here!

100,000,000,000?

100,000,000,000?
Right idea, but I've changed it. The interweb's fun like that.

i have 1.1e12

The Imperial system is based on 12's, where as the Metric system is based on 10's. Therefore it is much much easier to convert to smaller and larger units using the Metric system as you do not have to deal with fractions and decimals.

To name a few examples:
A Metric tonne is 1000 kilograms (2205 pounds in the imperial system)
A kilometer is 1000 meters (0.621 miles in the imperial system)

>>MATH LESSON<<
Generally the smallest practical measurement of distance in the metric system is 1 milimeter.
10 milimeters makes 1 centimeter, 100 centimeters makes 1 meter, 1000 meters makes 1 kilometer.

Now compare that to the Imperial system of distance
12 inches makes 1 foot, 3 feet makes 1 yard, 1,760 yards (or 5,280 feet) makes 1 mile.

which system is easier to understand and easier to convert to smaller and larger units? The Metric System (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system)


So I challenge my brain less. Whoopdeedoo.

I've grown up with it, I use it, I'm used to it.

And please, you have to fuck about with decimals and fractions that much. In fact the old pound, which was made up of 240 pence, was incredibly useful as it was divisible by, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 20, 24, 30, 40, 48, 60, 80, 120 and itself.

100 is divided into 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50.

Which one is more practical by being easily divisible by more numbers? Oh wait...

And which one do you have to mess about with more decimals? Oh wait...

EDIT: Scratch that, I've upped it to 10e32K!

tecnically that should be 1e33K

EDIT: Scratch that, I've upped it to 10e32K!
I've got 10e32 K too, at 10e-43 seconds.

Found it! But it may be a bit too large.

141,679(11),000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_temperature)

tecnically that should be 1e33K
No. 1 multiplied 33 times by itself is 1. 10 multiplied 32 times by itself is 100000000000000000000000000000000 (if I didn't lose count)

16 drams = 1 oz.
16 oz. = 1 lb.
14 lb. = 1 stone
A dram of weed is worth 10 pounds on the nose. Thats awesome.

No. 1 multiplied 33 times by itself is 1. 10 multiplied 32 times by itself is 100000000000000000000000000000000 (if I didn't lose count)
Nah, he's right. The e denotes 10^x. It should have been 1e32, or 10^32.

My bad. My old physics teacher would kill me if they saw this :eek:

Nah, he's right. The e denotes 10^x. It should have been 1e32, or 10^32.

My bad. My old physics teacher would kill me if they saw this :eek:
Really? It's been too long for me too, then.

I just finished stacking 6000 pounds of stones. Or was that 430 stones of rocks?

Really? It's been too long for me too, then.
Meh, it's just more proof that I secretly hate the internet.

WHY WON'T YOU LET ME USE SUPERSCRIPT? WHY!?

Hmm. Well, that's far too large for what I had in mind. I say we switch the upperbound of the system to ten teraKelvins. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_E12_K)

Hmm. Well, that's far too large for what I had in mind. I say we switch the upperbound of the system to ten teraKelvins. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_E12_K)


Ah...Kelvin. Another great Belfast man.

Ah...Kelvin. Another great Belfast man.

Behold, the worlds largest dry dock!

I know someone called Kelvin. It's his first name. Strange or what?

I know someone called Kelvin. It's his first name. Strange or what?

Aye that's weird. Now, to find someone named Cent E. Grade

I know someone called Kelvin. It's his first name. Strange or what?

Was he hot?

Behold, the worlds largest dry dock!

And the oldest still published English language newspaper in the world!


Yes, Belfast truly is a place of wonder.


(I adore it really)

Aye that's weird. Now, to find someone named Cent E. Grade

Don't forget Farren Hyte.

And the oldest still published English language newspaper in the world!


Yes, Belfast truly is a place of wonder.


(I adore it really)

It does seem to be very useful. *nod*

And the oldest still published English language newspaper in the world!

The Irish can read? :eek:

Don't forget Farren Hyte.

Ah, yes of course. Alternatives include Cynthia(Cint for short) E. Grade, Xe L. Sius, Chel C. Aus, and Faire N. Hyte.

Was he hot?
Nah, he's an absolute zero.

Only joking, he's the most disgustingly funny person I know.

The Irish can read? :eek:

No, no, we just look at the pictures and pretend we understand the words.

No, no, we just look at the pictures and pretend we understand the words.
And drunkenly brawl with anyone who questions your literacy, don't forget that.

No, no, we just look at the pictures and pretend we understand the words.

Ahh, now I feel that the world has come back into balance. I was getting afraid that my world view was skewed.:cool:

And drunkenly brawl with anyone who questions your literacy, don't forget that.

Aye, aye. Mustn't forget that.

And drunkenly brawl with anyone who questions your literacy, don't forget that.

Oh, of course, it's central to the Irish identity.

Aha! One nanodegree Dinaverg will be 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

Therefore, common measurements will be made in picodegrees.

Aha! One nanodegree Dinaverg will be 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

Therefore, common measurements will be made in picodegrees.
No offence meant to your system, but I'll be sticking with celcius. :p

No offence meant to your system, but I'll be sticking with celcius. :p

Oh yeah! Well...See how you like it when you're at 1.53 nanodegrees!

Oh yeah! Well...See how you like it when you're at 1.53 nanodegrees!
Is that a threat, sir?

No seriously, is that a threat. I'm having some trouble with your system. :p

Is that a threat, sir?

No seriously, is that a threat. I'm having some trouble with your system. :p

Hmm...It seems to be -184.27 degrees Fahrenheit, so yes.

Hmm...It seems to be -184.27 degrees Fahrenheit, so yes.
Curses! Must...strike..heroic...pose!

We shall freeze (apparently) the enemies of the system!

3 nano degreees is about 80 degrees Fahrenheit!

We shall freeze (apparently) the enemies of the system!

3 nano degreees is about 80 degrees Fahrenheit!
A good standard, that.

We shall freeze (apparently) the enemies of the system!

3 nano degreees is about 80 degrees Fahrenheit!

Did you ever jump ladders? Is that what this deviant temperature behavior is all about?

You actually expect imperial measurements to make sense?

Silly boy, everybody knows it's all arbitrary :p
Or, it appears that way to an untrained eye. Really, the British designed the system to be as difficult as possible, because they are idiots.

Or, it appears that way to an untrained eye. Really, the British designed the system to be as difficult as possible, because they are idiots.

That's a very large possibility...

Did you ever jump ladders? Is that what this deviant temperature behavior is all about?

*koff* Why whatever are you speaking of? I surely have no idea. :)

That's a very large possibility...

Keep the subjects uneducated, eh! Well....errr....They're lucky my country already revolted!

Or, it appears that way to an untrained eye. Really, the British designed the system to be as difficult as possible, because they are idiots.
Aye, this is true. We're lovable idiots, though, like a labradour.

Aye, this is true. We're lovable idiots, though, like a labradour.
I'd like to think that the Brits are smarter than the Labs. I've seen a lab walk into a chair. Was a sad, sad sight.

BS. People use what they're used to. If they got used to metric they would estimate in metric.
It's true, I've been using metric estimates in real life because I got used to it in school physics.

In fact. *stabs Centigrade scale* Fahrenheit and Kelvins!
The only difference between centigrade and kelvin is 273.15.

And then there's negative numbers, so it's really...not.

Now, if you wanted to take absolute zero as zero, then figure out the highest possible temperature and make that 100, you'd have something.
Something where room temperature can be easily expressed as 0.0003415.

...No, there has to be a limit...
Temperature is a measure of the average energy of something. Hence, the highest possible temperature in the universe would be where all matter but one elementary particle was converted into energy for that particle.

Keep the subjects uneducated, eh! Well....errr....They're lucky my country already revolted!

Pity it seems to be following the "keep the subjects uneducated" route, though :p

The only difference between centigrade and kelvin is 273.15.

So it doesn't matter if I stab one.


Something where room temperature can be easily expressed as 0.0003415.

Actually, .0003415 is about 340 microdegrees, so it's about 61 million degrees Fahrenheit.

Temperature is a measure of the average energy of something. Hence, the highest possible temperature in the universe would be where all matter but one elementary particle was converted into energy for that particle.

Eh, it was too big, we simplified to .00001 seconds after the Big Bang.

Pity it seems to be following the "keep the subjects uneducated" route, though :p

True...:p