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why is the US not Metric
richard.cs:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on November 21, 2019, 01:17:07 am ---You've just totally missed the point haven't you? Y'all have spent the last two pages bitching backwards and forwards about whether the US should or should not change their road signs, and I'm saying that it's inconsequential whether they should or not - and demonstrating that inconsequentiality by pointing out that the UK uses metric for everything else, yet hasn't changed from a Imperial units for road mileage or speed signs with no adverse consequences of not changing.
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UK road signs are very mixed, yes distances are in miles and yards and speeds in MPH, but vehicle weights are in metric tonnes (1000 kg)*, bridge heights are dual-units (required only since 2016 but pretty universal before that). Motorway signage is more metric than the rest - distance markers are at 100 m spacing and so on in preparation for the "impending" complete metrication planned for the early 1980s.
*Yes, this is really mass.
Cerebus:
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on November 21, 2019, 07:50:42 am ---"Jack & Jenny Australia" not knowing, or perhaps not caring, use them to put their pergola together, & call it good.
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"Bruce and Sheila Australia" surely? :)
vk6zgo:
--- Quote from: Cerebus on November 21, 2019, 12:32:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on November 21, 2019, 07:50:42 am ---"Jack & Jenny Australia" not knowing, or perhaps not caring, use them to put their pergola together, & call it good.
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"Bruce and Sheila Australia" surely? :)
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More likely "Peyton & Ryder", these days.
Electro Detective:
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on November 21, 2019, 01:01:17 pm ---
--- Quote from: Cerebus on November 21, 2019, 12:32:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: vk6zgo on November 21, 2019, 07:50:42 am ---"Jack & Jenny Australia" not knowing, or perhaps not caring, use them to put their pergola together, & call it good.
--- End quote ---
"Bruce and Sheila Australia" surely? :)
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More likely "Peyton & Ryder", these days.
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"Peyton & Ryder" > Yes, we have winner :clap:
It seems too many disappointed grandparents that Willed their kids their entire deceased estates from years of saving every penny,
sweat and toil at dead end stressful jobs
to keep up the mortgage payments and put food in mouths and humble luxuries,
had uncool names to pass on to the grandkids as per usual, sort of expected, traditions and respect
The next lot will likely get a 'name' combo of numbers, avatars, meme themes,
and tattooed on so they don't forget.. :palm:
KL27x:
inflammatory comment
Well, looks like it's just us. We're all true believers, now.
So this is what happens in the VIP section. Baby names.
Metric is cool.
So peaceful when everybody is the same page.
It's like we all agree.
I like Bruce.
I like progress. Progress is cool. So grown-up.
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