Elyse Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 It gets better than that - the US imperial system is different from the UK one' date=' certainly for gallons, can't remember what else[/quote'] Gallons instead of litres Miles instead of Km Inches instead of cm Feet instead of metres Fahrenheit instead of Celsius Acres instead of Hectres Pounds (lbs) instead of Kg ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Gallons instead of litres Miles instead of Km Inches instead of cm Feet instead of metres Fahrenheit instead of Celsius Acres instead of Hectres Pounds (lbs) instead of Kg ... That is because we use metric and imperial here. I meant that our imperial is different from yours in some cases: [TABLE="class: tabledata"] [TD]1 fluid ounce[/TD] [TD]1.0408 uk fl oz[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]1 pint (16 fl oz)[/TD] [TD]0.8327 uk pt[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]1 gallon [/TD] [TD]0.8327 uk gal [/TD] [/TABLE] There may or may not be others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry_lapworth Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thanks ! I think I will hunt this out. I have lots of questions and a distinct lack of answers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry_lapworth Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I have read some Richard Bach - Jonathan Livingston Seagull - a long time ago !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 That is because we use metric and imperial here. I meant that our imperial is different from yours in some cases: [TABLE="class: tabledata"] [TD]1 fluid ounce[/TD] [TD]1.0408 uk fl oz[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]1 pint (16 fl oz)[/TD] [TD]0.8327 uk pt[/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD]1 gallon[/TD] [TD]0.8327 uk gal[/TD] [/TABLE] There may or may not be others Canada's official thing isn't imperial, its metric. Wow, I didn't even know the UK had those measurements! In my case, even though Canadians are supposed to use the metric system...I find myself using parts of the imperial system. Like, for example, I know my weight in pounds (lbs), but I don't know it in Kg. I couldn't tell you my height in cm, but I know it in feet and inches. But yet, I can't...for the life of me...understand what a mile is and I can't figure out the F degree system (it isn't linear!). But I understand/know everything else in the metric system. It's kinda weird, haha. Okay, new question: " Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I have read some Richard Bach - Jonathan Livingston Seagull - a long time ago !! Despite being a good book, that one should be read spearately from his others. The ones I mean cover things such as 'life choices'. There is a scene where he is flying his light plane over some water and it seems to be shimmering with silvery threads in the water. As he dips down a bit, *somehow* he realises these threads represent our different life choices. Can't remember the details though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Okay, new question: " Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?" time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 i play football (soccer) and come home with at least one injury every week, but then again i am a no nonsense defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 time? Nope! You can't buy time...although I wish you could! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 blergh. why are my kids worse behaved than my dogs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Canada's official thing isn't imperial, its metric. Wow, I didn't even know the UK had those measurements! In my case, even though Canadians are supposed to use the metric system...I find myself using parts of the imperial system. Like, for example, I know my weight in pounds (lbs), but I don't know it in Kg. I couldn't tell you my height in cm, but I know it in feet and inches. But yet, I can't...for the life of me...understand what a mile is and I can't figure out the F degree system (it isn't linear!). But I understand/know everything else in the metric system. A lot of our measurements are metric, probably startic with decimalisation of currency in (I think) 1971 when we got rid of pounds / shillings / pence and went to pounds / pence. Gradually, we adopted kilos, litres etc, yet road distances are in miles. Some shops list the Euro price after the £ price - makes sense at the airports / London / maybe some other tourist places, but less so in supermarkets where (you would imagine) people have local (i.e. £) currency. Maybe we should decimalise time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 blergh. why are my kids worse behaved than my dogs? Dogs don't use facebook they are certainly less susceptible to peer pressure / social issues than kids. Not that I can comment on your dogs or kids, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobezilla Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Canada's official thing isn't imperial, its metric. Wow, I didn't even know the UK had those measurements! In my case, even though Canadians are supposed to use the metric system...I find myself using parts of the imperial system. Like, for example, I know my weight in pounds (lbs), but I don't know it in Kg. I couldn't tell you my height in cm, but I know it in feet and inches. But yet, I can't...for the life of me...understand what a mile is and I can't figure out the F degree system (it isn't linear!). But I understand/know everything else in the metric system. It's kinda weird, haha. Okay, new question: " Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?" Ummmm I would say a coffin but who knows maybe the coffin maker needs it after all ROFL. Here's my question. You're visiting a mental asylum, when the director takes you to the room where they decide if a patient should be institutionalized. You ask him how they decide, and so he explains it to you. "We fill up a bathtub. Then we offer a spoon, cup, and bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub." So my question to you.. which one do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollys Dad Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Here's my question. You're visiting a mental asylum, when the director takes you to the room where they decide if a patient should be institutionalized. You ask him how they decide, and so he explains it to you. "We fill up a bathtub. Then we offer a spoon, cup, and bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub." So my question to you.. which one do you use? Are you allowed to use the bath plug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Ummmm I would say a coffin but who knows maybe the coffin maker needs it after all ROFL. Here's my question. You're visiting a mental asylum, when the director takes you to the room where they decide if a patient should be institutionalized. You ask him how they decide, and so he explains it to you. "We fill up a bathtub. Then we offer a spoon, cup, and bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub." So my question to you.. which one do you use? Yep, its a coffin. I wouldn't use any of them. I'd just pull the drain plug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Pull the plug I've seen that post on fb lol Sent from my ST18i using Forum Runner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Another one: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 smarty pants! It gets better than that - the US imperial system is different from the UK one' date=' certainly for gallons, can't remember what else[/quote'] European billion is 1,000,000,000,000 American billion is 1,000,000,000 which is considered a milliard (although now considered a defunct term) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 European billion is 1,000,000,000,000 American billion is 1,000,000,000 which is considered a milliard (although now considered a defunct term) Silly Europeans. 1,000,000,000,000 is a trillion. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue101 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 the letter m?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue101 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 the letter m?? What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 smarty pants! Silly Europeans. 1,000,000,000,000 is a trillion. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/large.html that just reiterates what I said lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobezilla Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Are you allowed to use the bath plug? Yep, its a coffin. I wouldn't use any of them. I'd just pull the drain plug... Yup... you guys got it. Everyone I've asked so far have said the bucket and I rolled on the floor laughing telling them they just had to pull the plug. You guys are smarter than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Angel n Auroras Mum Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Dogs don't use facebook they are certainly less susceptible to peer pressure / social issues than kids. Not that I can comment on your dogs or kids, of course! Nor do my kids lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 sooo confused lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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