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Post by Dane on Aug 27, 2005 17:14:10 GMT -8
So the first obstacle to overcome with the Super Cs, they're the first metric ships to serve in the fleet. BCFS and Deas do not stock metric parts. It's not a huge deal at all considering how varied the fleet is anyways, but I found it funny.
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Post by YZFNick on Aug 27, 2005 17:42:05 GMT -8
It's crazy how much of the transport industry remained imperial. I grew up metric, but when I got into aviation, I had to throw that all away and return to feet and miles.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Aug 27, 2005 17:48:25 GMT -8
well hey metric is standard
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Post by Quinsam on Aug 27, 2005 18:07:47 GMT -8
you mean Metric is Modern, Imperial is Standard.
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Post by Balfour on Aug 27, 2005 19:15:51 GMT -8
Metric is found all over the world now.
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Post by Quinsam on Aug 27, 2005 19:23:42 GMT -8
Except England, they still use Miles and Feet over there.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Aug 27, 2005 19:26:40 GMT -8
harry they switched to metric the only place not using metric is the US!
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Post by Balfour on Aug 27, 2005 19:50:55 GMT -8
Belize still uses the imperial system, at least they did when I went there in 2002
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Post by hergfest on Aug 27, 2005 22:28:29 GMT -8
The US should have swtiched to metric in the 70's when Canada did. It's a better system. Americans are too lazy to swtich though (and this is coming from an American).
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Post by Balfour on Aug 27, 2005 22:34:48 GMT -8
The Metric system makes more sense too
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Aug 27, 2005 22:36:36 GMT -8
I know but stupid AERICAN IDIOTS I know it sucks
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Aug 28, 2005 1:39:36 GMT -8
In Mexico speed limits are in Km/h, while gas prices are by the Gallon... Talk about confusing...
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Post by CN2972South on Sept 1, 2005 19:47:07 GMT -8
Interesting fact, all the railways in Canada use Imperial measurements. VIA Rail gives Metric measurements on their public timetables but everything else is imperial. Speed is MPH, Distance on Subdivisions* is measured in miles, etc. The railways have no plans to switch to metric.
*For those wondering what a Subdivision is; a rail line is divided into sections, called subdivisions. For example on the E&N, the line from Victoria to Courtenay is known as the Victoria Subdivision, the line from Parksville to Port Alberni is called the Port Alberni Subdivision.
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Post by cascade on Oct 4, 2005 12:09:12 GMT -8
Harry,
We use metric in everything here - except in car travels.
House building is now metric - fuel at the petrol station is metric, food in the stores is metric.
The bloody Pubs now are metric - no more Pints any more. So when did you leave England?
Any way you lived North of Watford Gap - so you would need a passport to visit London (just a joke Harry)
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Post by YZFNick on Oct 4, 2005 12:55:35 GMT -8
So do you ask for 250ml of single malt with 5 grams of ice?
Canada seems mostly metric, but if you're in the transportation field, you revert to imperial. This is a nautical message board, we should be talking about leagues, knots, fathoms and all that.
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Post by cascade on Oct 5, 2005 8:06:49 GMT -8
Hell Nick - your going to have fun designing and working in England. Now all we have to do - is work out for you on how to order in a Pub.... we still ask for a Pint - but get 750ml
What is funny - on a few menus - where in the past you would get a Steak 16oz - now you have 500grams - sounds like a drug deal going down....
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Post by YZFNick on Oct 5, 2005 21:13:26 GMT -8
I'm going to have to start giving people the time in metric. Remember this time: April 56th at 79 o'clock.
In addition I will give people the temperature in Kelvin. "Man it was cold today, it was 255 degrees!"
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Post by Alex on Oct 5, 2005 21:29:32 GMT -8
I'm going to have to start giving people the time in metric. Remember this time: April 56th at 79 o'clock. In addition I will give people the temperature in Kelvin. "Man it was cold today, it was 255 degrees!" Wow, 255 is very cold!!! I once worked out Metric time and made a complete conversion chart. It was awesome! |
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Post by Balfour on Oct 5, 2005 21:39:09 GMT -8
Imperial Measurements are still used in Construction here, and most people give their height and weight in Imperial Units.
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Post by cascade on Oct 6, 2005 10:18:23 GMT -8
I must admit - that in talking to older people - it is easier to talk in the old way - weight / height in pounds / stones and feet.
Remember in England we weight ourselves in "Stones" - so for you educated people - can you work out how much I weight if I tell you I am 15 1/2 stones.
(Harry no helping)
In shipping terms - in Europe I have to use metric - easier to say in French or Italian & Spanish also...
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Post by Alex on Oct 6, 2005 14:02:05 GMT -8
I must admit - that in talking to older people - it is easier to talk in the old way - weight / height in pounds / stones and feet. Remember in England we weight ourselves in "Stones" - so for you educated people - can you work out how much I weight if I tell you I am 15 1/2 stones. (Harry no helping) In shipping terms - in Europe I have to use metric - easier to say in French or Italian & Spanish also... I thought the imperial unit of mass was Slugs? Which is another thing I find odd about imperial/metric. In metric, people are "x" kilograms, but kilograms are a mass unit, and the pound is a weight unit. |
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Post by YZFNick on Oct 6, 2005 14:41:01 GMT -8
Stones is another unit of measurement for weight. I'm not sure what mass is, but it could very well be slugs. So what is your weight in Newtons?
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Post by Balfour on Oct 6, 2005 15:58:22 GMT -8
well, I figured out my weight in stones, I'm around 11 stones.
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Post by BrianWilliams on Oct 6, 2005 23:38:55 GMT -8
Especially to ENR3870:
In 1976, my boss came into the office one morning, all lathered up: "I just heard -- that %*# Trudeau is gonna make all the railroads metric! It must cost BILLIONS to do that!"
At coffee time, boss Jim asked me -the kid, but acknowledged rail expert in the office- about RR changes.
I assured all my listeners that rail gauge would be unchanged. Stephenson's 56.5 inches was safe. Maybe we would add kgs/mms to freight car labelling; and possibly repost miles in kms.
As we now know, km-posting never happened. Some freight cars (notably Canada Wheat Board hoppers) were labelled in kgs.
Otherwise, the North American rail industry still chugs along in steam-era miles. And why not? I'm a fan of metric efficiency, but many thousands of mileposts exist.
It is a closed system. The mileposts could be in versts, fathoms or leagues. As long as the operators understand them, the markers are effective. Ripping 'em up isn't worth the cost.
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Post by cascade on Oct 7, 2005 7:07:02 GMT -8
An update - a stone is 14lbs - so Strong Skier weights in at 154lbs
We tell the time in the 24 hour clock - so 2 o'clock is 14:00 hours. Have to fit in with the French and other European states....
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