MS suxs!

[Rags]

Originally posted by Greebe
One of my biggest pet peeves are little premadonna arrogant bitches with a DICK!

Hey!!!!

[Rags]

Originally posted by RedRed
Half of nasa is now on Metric - unfortunately the other half isnt
see the last mars probe....

Rgards
RedRed

Who cares? Tell me the last probe your country sent out of the earth's orbit.....D'OH!!!!!!!!

Rags

[KvHagedorn]

I think they hoisted one too many pints that day, Rags..

See, the UK is only half metric too.. they don't call them "English" units for nothing..

..Still have no idea how many "stone" I weigh..

[Jorden]

Originally posted by KvHagedorn
..Still have no idea how many "stone" I weigh..

pfff, you want to tell me you still don't have a dual-head balance, Chuck?

I thought every (once) Matrox-user had it as standard now

Jord.

[Wombat]

A stone is 14lbs. (or 6.4kg for you weirdos. Metric is for physics calculations. :P )

[Jorden]

Originally posted by Wombat
A stone is 14lbs. (or 6.4kg for you weirdos. Metric is for physics calculations. :P )

To get a more precise number, taken from a Dutch to English dictionary dated 1955 (it's falling apart at the seams ), one stone=14 pounds, written 14 lbs. = 6.35 kilograms

Wonder if someone knows what a hundredweight is

Jord.

[Wombat]

If you're American it's 100 lbs.
If you're British it's 112 lbs.

[DentyCracker]

I think in metric now. I have no problems converting between metric and english units. Metric is simpler and better period. End of discussion. Oh and I won the spelling bee too hehe. Poor spelling is painful to read.

1cwt=112 lbs.
1 ton=2240 lbs
1 tonne =1000kg=2204.61 lbs approximately

[Wombat]

But not the punctuation bee, I bet.

[Wombat]

<Yes, I'm aware my last post was grammarically incorrect.>

[Paddy]

I have driven through Ireland and seen speed limits quoted in MPH and distances in KPH.

[Guru]

Originally posted by Paddy [MU]
I have driven through Ireland and seen speed limits quoted in MPH and distances in KPH.

KPH?

[cbman]

MPH - Mile Per Hour
KPH - Kilometres per hour

[Jorden]

Yes cbman, but usually you don't quote distances in kilometers per hour, either just in miles or in kilometers

Jord.

[Pneumatic]

I was just kidding about the metric system thing. I didn't know it would spur a whole debate

I would, however, like to get to the bottom of the whole "billion" issue. The UK billion is WAY more than the American "billion" (or is it the other way around?).