Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:24:02 +0000
Reply-To: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Metric this, metric that
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jake,
as an architect i hope you are joking.
simplle question: if your architect/builder/whatever hands you an 1:1 model,
how many times smaller is it than what you finally get?
answer: 12 times. 1:1 means 1 foot=1inch....... so, how many times smaller
is a 1:3/4 model/plan?
car example. wrench sizes 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8........
isnt it easier to say 12, 13, 14, 15?
coming to your playwood example: true, if you keep the same size. but just
cut them 2.5m x 5m
welcome to the new tire thread. hope this doesnt dissolve into US vs the
rest of the world......
florian
On 1/30/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Worse than that Kim, they use kilopascals, and I'll send you one if you
> really want one! I still don't know whether the barometric pressure is
> fair
> or foul!
> If you think the metric system is cool, try living with the stuff. It is
> completely non-intuitive and indeed was designed by the French to be that
> way! A 4 x 8 sheet of plywood is theoretically 2440 x 4880 mm. No way. If
> you ask someone to show you with their hands what 2 feet looks like, most
> people get pretty close - ask them to show you 60 centimeters and they're
> stumped. With feet and inches I can divide a foot by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and
> 12.
> With metric, you can only use 1, 2, 5 and 10, making it much more
> difficult
> to use in construction. The CBC, because it is funded by the Canadian
> Government, had to convert all its scenery to metric! Cost a lot for zero
> gain.
>
> I'm surprised that I am still so pissed off that we went Metric, but
> really, there is no good reason to use it in your daily life. I already
> have
> tons of wrenches in Imperial and Metric, and that's where it should have
> stopped.
>
> Sorry for the tirade. I feel calmer now.
>
> Feet and inches, chains and rods, gallons and miles forever!
>
> On 1/30/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > Okay, for all you folk that are so high on converting to the metric
> > system....what's the pressure in your tires? Uh, huh. What's that PSI
> > thing again?
> >
> > So, let's see would that be 2.75 bar in my tires...or 3.3 when fully
> > loaded. Bah, let's use hectopascals instead. 2750 or 3300 (roughly).
> >
> > Hmm, I wonder where I can get a tire gauge that measures in
> > hectopascals.
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>
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