Alisaura
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I know I'm behind, but...
Celcius, complicated??
Have you SEEN the imperial system?!
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Celcius, complicated??
Have you SEEN the imperial system?!
Well if we use that argument, what's the use in measuring temperature at all
In any case, freezing and boiling point give obvious markers to set degree divisions by.
And I'd say it is damn important to have them as obvious points in the measuring system; I mean, when you're cooking, 100 is an obvious and convenient temperature.
Cin
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sooo many people come into my work and ask for fabric for a window that's 3ft 5" wide and think I'm daft if I have to convert it to metres 
To be fair though, when you're cooking do you actually stick a thermometer in the water or do you just say, "ooh Pretty bubbles?"
Cin
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sooo many people come into my work and ask for fabric for a window that's 3ft 5" wide and think I'm daft if I have to convert it to metres
That's odd...
I KNOW!!!!! i'm not sure whether it's faster to go souf or east. i've been directly (more or less) south to the ocean in alabama. that was an eight hour drive. east would be north carolina...i have no idea how far that'd be. probably about the same, i think it takes six hours to drive through tennessee.
and i'd lived by the beach my whole life! at one point in cape canaveral i could WALK to the beach. it was fantastic. plus we had peacocks in our front yard and a pool. i still remember that rental house
although it had some bad things though. we were walking to the beach one time and came across a scorpion!! 
and the house reeked of wet dog, and there was uhhh...i'll just say a bug outside on my bedroom window. so i couldn't sleep in my bed. i bet my parents were glad when we moved! 
believe me, i wish i was 30 minutes from the ocean
or less!! i'd love to be closer.How come you prefer your liquid measurements? They seem just as confusing as distance measurements.
If it's not in multiples of ten, it should just be thrown in the rubbish bin of history as an outdated, archaic system, as far as I'm concerned. Metric for the sensible SuperWin.
Wow, I am so far behind. Ranting is time-consuming!
I don't know the names of all their albums... I'm told Listen Like Thieves is very good, and I'd also like the one that has Suicide Blonde on it, if that's not it. But I want to get everything eventually... I'm happy to leave it to your judgement
Thank you!!
i know what you mean! i'm behind too now.oooh yes, listen like thieves is good. and the one with suicide blonde is x. i can send those to you and go from there
for me it's usually "ooh it's boil-OH FUCK I CAN'T SEE"
This is where I live:
No, that's not a nuclear power plant, fucker, polluting the air and what not And it's such an eyesore on the lake, and it's not like we get a discount on power for housing it either *angryfistshake*
No, that's not a nuclear power plant, fucker, polluting the air and what not
And it's such an eyesore on the lake, and it's not like we get a discount on power for housing it either *angryfistshake*
Screwtape2
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Damn us Americans and are inferior mathematics and grammar.
Seriously though, I think using Celcius for scientific purposes is logical but for just talking about the weather everyone should use the system we have here. It is like how for science purposes animals have latin names but for everyday communication we just use their common names.
i've never been able to remember imperial conversions for liquid. not even when i was in school. i can't tell you how many cups are in a quart or gallon unless i look it up in a cookbook, or google it.
you live in tripod??This is where I live:
No, that's not a nuclear power plant, fucker, polluting the air and what not
Alisaura
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Hahaha! Phail. One feels somewhat better. It would have sucked if that album had been massively popular, after all that selling out.yesoh well, i'm glad the record seemed to have bombed. serves them right.
i know! oooh and i forgot about her!! she was hot. i remember saying i'd go gay for her
Aah, I think I remember Suzy. She was cool.
One of my (female) housemates has said she'd go gay for Angelina Jolie.
I think I like liquid the most because I memorized them easiest, I dont' know if it's ease of use, or more so that I'd have a harder time switching from them then the others
you live in tripod??
shit, hold on
Screwtape2
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Well if we use that argument, what's the use in measuring temperature at all
For everyday, normal people uses why do we need to know the exact point of freezing and boiling?
Alisaura
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I was then. I meant that I won't be doing karaoke again if I can help it, which means I won't be doing it sober again.
And since I've never been drunk... the world does not need to hear me butchering songs that have already been butchered by the karaoke machine.
Cin
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I should confess, I actually do all my model railway stuff in Imperial. This is mainly due to the fact that most model railway publications are either 1. American or 2. English or Aussie that began publication prior to metrification and haven't bothered to change. So it's a matter of convenience there. Only non-English speaking parts of the hobby/industry have gone metric.
But really, that's just using feet and inches and nothing more. I couldn't tell you how many feet are in a mile. 2,700 and something, or something moronic like that?
But really, that's just using feet and inches and nothing more. I couldn't tell you how many feet are in a mile. 2,700 and something, or something moronic like that?
OH SHIT
i'm listening to music and someone signed off im and it made a noise and scared the crap out of me. you'd think i wouldn't be startled by that. i guess i'm getting tired
i'm listening to music and someone signed off im and it made a noise and scared the crap out of me. you'd think i wouldn't be startled by that. i guess i'm getting tired
Screwtape2
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I know I'm behind, but...
Celcius, complicated??
What's the imperial system?
you mean people don't walk up to you on the street and say "quick!!! what's the temperature at which water boils?"
Alisaura
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Incidentally, water boils at 100C at sea level, technically. Higher in altitude, it boils at slightly lower temperatures.
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