pulse Report This Comment
Date: April 26, 2017 01:47AM

Useless imperial measurements, who cares if they're right? They make no sense.

Donnald Report This Comment
Date: April 26, 2017 06:02AM

How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius

0 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to -17.77778 degrees Celsius:

0 °F = -17.77778 °C

The temperature T in degrees Celsius (°C) is equal to the temperature T in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) minus 32, times 5/9:

T(°C) = (T(°F) - 32) × 5/9

or

T(°C) = (T(°F) - 32) / (9/5)

or

T(°C) = (T(°F) - 32) / 1.8
Example

Convert 68 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius:

T(°C) = (68°F - 32) × 5/9 = 20 °C

jgoins Report This Comment
Date: April 26, 2017 11:24AM

Most of us in the US don't care about the metric system. We weren't raised with it so it makes no sense to us.

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: April 26, 2017 04:40PM

it says Acu>Rite, not Accurate...what do you expect? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

pulse Report This Comment
Date: April 27, 2017 04:57AM

JG: your science community does. As evidenced by the how to convert post, it's fucking stupid otherwise

Then you get countries that can't decide. It was always annoying living in the UK with temperature and weight in real numbers and distances and fluid volumes in crazy speak. Gah.

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: April 27, 2017 02:45PM

I've had to use the metric system at work when I used to build wooden bridges for Japan...it's not hard to learn and definitely makes more sense than what we normally use in the USA

fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: April 27, 2017 04:29PM

it all comes down to centimeters sound much bigger when measuring your dick than inches.....see the real reason now?

like me for instance....12 inches = 30.48 centimeters. (yeah i had to look that one up.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 27/04/2017 04:33PM by fossil_digger.

jgoins Report This Comment
Date: April 28, 2017 11:10AM

The metric system was never taught in schools when I was there in the 60' and 70's so I never learned it and to me it looks stupid. Our science community can use it because they deal with measures around the world but the average Joe in America not so much. If I am supposed to go 5 miles south I know how far to go.

quasi Report This Comment
Date: April 28, 2017 12:09PM

The base ten metric system is easier to work with but for those of us who have been forever using the other systems it is a difficult adaptation for every day uses. And when do we go to base ten timekeeping? 20 hour days, 10 day weeks anyone?

jgoins Report This Comment
Date: April 29, 2017 11:03AM

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

woberto Report This Comment
Date: April 30, 2017 03:32AM

I like the idea of mies, yards feet and inches. Has as romantic charm to it.
But the rest of the imperial measures can go fuck a duck.

woberto Report This Comment
Date: April 30, 2017 04:07AM

Mrkim Report This Comment
Date: May 01, 2017 10:36AM

Much prefer metric nut, bolt and wrench sizings but gimme thousandths of an inch for precise measurements (kind of a bastardization of both systems, really). For weights, length measurements, speed, temperature and distances (in Texas we tend to measure distances in time, not miles anyway) there's too much ingrained usage to wanna swap into metric mode at this stage in the game





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2017 10:40AM by Mrkim.

fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: May 02, 2017 04:45PM

i set you guys up so nicely and didn't get not one dick joke.
damn, i'm slippin'

pro_junior Report This Comment
Date: May 03, 2017 05:57AM

the joke is in your hand hahaha