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Geek Culture / I've got a huge 17 inches!

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Dave J
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 03:19
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I never said it didn't exist, I just said we don't use it. As in, it's not commonly used, as in, it's not marked in on rulers or measuring devices, as in, it's never ever used at all. lol.


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Tomy
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 03:37
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Quote: "1 liter = 1 kilogram
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Sorry that's completely wrong!
liter is to incate a volume, and kilogram is a measure for the mass (NOT gravity: on the moon everything has the same mass (so kg doesn't change ) as on earth (ppl always confusing ) gravity is given in Newton (N) or kilopont (kp) which changes from planet to planet )

you probably wanted to wright:

1 liter of water ^=1 kilogram

lol probably no one is interested in that
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Ian T
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 04:13 Edited at: 3rd Apr 2004 04:14
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Quote: "12years of schooling and yes we can spell colour correctly, its colour damnit! thats right, colour!!!!!!"


12 years of schooling and you still can't spell color. Until you start pronouncing it 'col-oor' (god forbid), the U is an unneccesary appendage that has no purpose. Get with the times

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Jeku
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 08:25 Edited at: 3rd Apr 2004 08:26
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Quote: "BTW, even though Canada is on the metric system, no one uses it!"


Uhh, actually we all do here in *my* part of Canada (west-side). All the roads use kilometres and metres, the hospitals all use kilograms, my driver's license has me @ 183cm, and we buy 2 and 3-litre bottles of pop.

Just within friends we might use pounds and feet in conversation, but technically nobody does.

Oh, and for those who don't know, pop is the carbonated drink you yankees call soda

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Quote: "pop is the carbonated drink you yankees call soda"


Believe it or not, not all "yanks" call it soda. Down south, everything is coke. Everything. Even if it's pepsi. Further north, they call it pop (I have relatives in Michigan). I live in Pennsylvania and we call it soda.

I always thought of "pop" to be a low-browed expression. Look at it this way...it's like if a caveman saw a volcano, and it exploded, he'd call it "boom", just based on what it does. Lol.

But yeah, Dictionary dot come says that the term is "Chiefly Northeastern U.S., Eastern Missouri, & Southwestern Illinois." Who knew?


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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 09:00
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This is preettttyyy much every reason why I never come to these boards anymore bundled into one thread.

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Dave J
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 09:07
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Quote: "Oh, and for those who don't know, pop is the carbonated drink you yankees call soda "


Down here we actually call it 'soft drink'.


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CKy
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 14:58
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god damnit its COLOUR!!!!!
COLOUR!
CENTRE!
THATS RIGHT, CENTRE!
METRE!
DAMNIT!

and 1 kilogram = 1 litre? lmao kilo is a measurement of a solid's weight. litre is a measurement of the volume of a liquid. hehehe too diff things!
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Damokles
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Quote: "litre is a measurement of the volume of a liquid."

No, a gas can also be measured in litre

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Dave J
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 16:15
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Quote: "and 1 kilogram = 1 litre? lmao kilo is a measurement of a solid's weight. litre is a measurement of the volume of a liquid. hehehe too diff things!"


Yes, weigh a liter of water, you'll find it equals 1 kilogram. Hence the genious of the metric system, it makes calculations EXTREMELY easy.


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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 18:06
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actualy more numbers will divide into base 12 (2,3,4,6) than base 10 (2,5), so imperial measurement facilitates division of standard quantitys (also ... ever wondered why cases hold 12 or 24 bottles?)

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Mentor, I believe you got a point, but then I think it shouldn't be decimal numbers but a dodecimal system

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Jeku
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2004 21:50 Edited at: 3rd Apr 2004 21:50
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@HZence - Thanks for clearing that up

Now that we're on the topic of Canadians vs. Americans, is it true that if you order an ice tea in a restaurant in the states they'll give you a LITERAL non-sweetened tea? Up here it's a sweet drink that tastes like cold tea with tons of sugar.

I drive across the border about every 2 weeks, I think I'll go across to a restaurant and order an iced tea next time :p Then again, I probably won't....

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Posted: 4th Apr 2004 04:26
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Quote: "actualy more numbers will divide into base 12 (2,3,4,6) than base 10 (2,5), so imperial measurement facilitates division of standard quantitys (also ... ever wondered why cases hold 12 or 24 bottles?)"


But the conversion is much more difficult. With base 10 you can easily just add or remove 0's when converting.


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Newbie Brogo
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Posted: 4th Apr 2004 06:38 Edited at: 4th Apr 2004 06:39
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hmmm... how'd a post about his monitor size(i think ) turn into a debate on
Imperial System\U.S. vs Metric System\Everywhere Else

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Posted: 4th Apr 2004 07:00
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Because the monitor size was measured in inches.


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Posted: 5th Apr 2004 23:19
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LOL how a simple monitor prob ca go from penis size to a debate on metric vs Imperial

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 5th Apr 2004 23:32
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Well I just read on the Home page...

I've got a huge 17 Inch Supermonkey???

That sounds even worse.

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