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why is the US not Metric
m3vuv:
one thing that realy pisses me off is most tv programs from the usa or uk ushaly quote speeds in kmh when we both use mph,is it to make it sound more dramatic? !!!
vwestlife:
--- Quote from: m3vuv on January 03, 2020, 12:35:01 pm ---one thing that realy pisses me off is most tv programs from the usa or uk ushaly quote speeds in kmh when we both use mph,is it to make it sound more dramatic? !!!
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Speeds in km/h are higher than equivalent speeds in mph, so yes, they sound more dramatic.
It's like saying "I survived getting shocked by TWELVE THOUSAND millivolts!"
unitedatoms:
How lucky the humanity is by having electrical quantities in sensible units. Amperes, Farads, Volts, Ohms, Henries, etc. Except may be magnetics, with Webers and Teslas and who knows what. Imagine conversion from Sumerian Volts to Imperial Electrical Tension units. Oh and those Nepers (had to learn it recently).
SkyMaster:
--- Quote from: vwestlife on January 03, 2020, 03:28:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: m3vuv on January 03, 2020, 12:35:01 pm ---one thing that realy pisses me off is most tv programs from the usa or uk ushaly quote speeds in kmh when we both use mph,is it to make it sound more dramatic? !!!
--- End quote ---
Speeds in km/h are higher than equivalent speeds in mph, so yes, they sound more dramatic.
It's like saying "I survived getting shocked by TWELVE THOUSAND millivolts!"
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In the '50s and '60s, slow single engine aircraft had their speed indicator in mph instead of knots (which is not a SI unit); simply because the number in mph was higher than the number in knots, and made the airplane seems to fly faster.
:)
boffin:
--- Quote from: SkyMaster on January 03, 2020, 05:32:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: vwestlife on January 03, 2020, 03:28:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: m3vuv on January 03, 2020, 12:35:01 pm ---one thing that realy pisses me off is most tv programs from the usa or uk ushaly quote speeds in kmh when we both use mph,is it to make it sound more dramatic? !!!
--- End quote ---
Speeds in km/h are higher than equivalent speeds in mph, so yes, they sound more dramatic.
It's like saying "I survived getting shocked by TWELVE THOUSAND millivolts!"
--- End quote ---
In the '50s and '60s, slow single engine aircraft had their speed indicator in mph instead of knots (which is not a SI unit); simply because the number in mph was higher than the number in knots, and made the airplane seems to fly faster.
:)
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A C150 is slow, doesn't matter if it's kts or mph
This actually happened to me:
YVR Terminal: Please expedite your climb to 3000
Me: You realize we're in a 150, right ?
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