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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 9:14:02 GMT 1
Then there are the questions; How long is a metre? How heavy is a kilogram? The historical answers to these questions are interesting. ... and don't forget the joule in the crown. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 10:06:37 GMT 1
Then there are the questions; How long is a metre? How heavy is a kilogram? The historical answers to these questions are interesting. ... and don't forget the joule in the crown. Watt? |
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Post by Polarengineer on Sept 22, 2021 10:29:55 GMT 1
Ohm my god, (couldn't resist)
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Post by Nifty on Sept 22, 2021 10:45:26 GMT 1
Don’t be an absolute Kelvin
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 11:49:06 GMT 1
Watt, Kelvin and Ohm. Little Englanders gonna be crazy. Jocks, Paddies and Krauts coming over here and giving their names to units.
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Post by FFS on Sept 22, 2021 17:36:57 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2021 22:39:22 GMT 1
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Post by exile on Sept 22, 2021 23:46:54 GMT 1
Well of course Ally. It's the only way they can be sure of being avle to put so many milligrams of vaccine in a vial. So you imperialists what is 1mg in avoirdupois?
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Post by crabtree on Sept 23, 2021 13:22:32 GMT 1
Rather than post the picture here in case it offends, so here is a link: |
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Post by FFS on Sept 23, 2021 17:46:15 GMT 1
Rather than post the picture here in case it offends, so here is a link: I'll take the blame if it offends, crabtree, it's worth putting up.
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Post by Nifty on Nov 9, 2021 10:47:31 GMT 1
I grew up with pounds, shillings, sixpenny bits, three penny bits, guineas, farthings, pennies, half pennies. It goes on. And don't get me started on weights and measures. I once tried to explain it to a young French boy I was helping to learn English and he was utterly amazed at the archaic complexity. My Nan had a groat. I meant unsplash.com/photos/c1oDyH4m-9EThis link could be related to the post above. |
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