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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #50 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 8:12am » |
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The Celsius system can't be all that bad since the rest of the world besides the US uses it 
Echo, are you happy with your weather now? LOL
Looks like fun for you today!
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #51 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 9:38am » |
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Actually, Cathy, I did that on purpose for Ueli - to see if he'd pick up on it - he's a stickler for detail.
But, hey... thank you SO much for pointing it out for everyone else.
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #52 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 9:40am » |
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Oooops sorry Margi LOL
I am forever *discussing* with Clark that the weather in the US is WAAAAAAAAAAY behind the 8 ball cause they still use Fahrenheit LOL
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #53 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 9:55am » |
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no, Cat, I wasn't talking to you - I was talking to the other Cathy - about pointing out my 'ice freezes' trap for Ueli.
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #54 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 10:02am » |
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DOH
Too many cathy's and bob's around this place LOL
I'll have to remember to look for just Cat LOL
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p.s. Don you spelled my name wrong on the convention thread But the good think is you didn't spell it with a K.
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Wow! Margi called out Ueli!!! Neener, neener, neener....
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #56 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 11:08am » |
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All I know is anythin below 70 degree's is COLD ta me !! Is Fahrenheit and clecius switch over similar in comparisin....(even tho 'NOT' in any way shape or form I know).....in comparison to the miligrams and cc's switch over. I mean are they all still similar even tho there was a switch.....doens't take much ta muss up my head. I have lotta of critter meds that say ml's verses the old cc's.....thought this mite be a good spot ta aks that question. Cathy.....you don't scare me.....ha-ha-ha-ha.....Pam
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #57 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 11:11am » |
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Anyone know why Mr. Fahrenheit(sp) used 0 for a base point?
That's the temp. that salt water freezes at.
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #58 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 11:14am » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 9:38am, Margi wrote:Actually, Cathy, I did that on purpose for Ueli - to see if he'd pick up on it - he's a stickler for detail.
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BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
heh.... ummm......... *sniff*.............
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #59 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 11:14am » |
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Aren't 'ml' (milliliters) and 'cc' (cubic centimeters) both metric?
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #60 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 12:23pm » |
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Yeah, Slammy.....BITE ME.
I'm totally deflated that the Uelmeister hasn't picked up on that little set up yet.  I must be losing my touch.
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On Charlie's request:
The metric system is a legacy of the French revolution. Those not affected by it, like the British and Americans, are more than 200 years behind the times and are still wasting lots of efforts to teach a cumbersome, archaic measuring system in school instead of using that time for improving on spelling.
In 1793 the meter was defined as 1/10'000'000 (one 10 millions part) of the distance from the pole to the equator.
In 1799, after measuring that distance, two notches were engraved in a bar of Platinum, thus defining 1 meter. (Other countries going with modern time received a copy of this arch-meter.)
In 1866, by act of the U.S. Congress, the use of the metric system was legalized, but was not made obligatory.
In 1892 Michelson measured the red line of Cadmium as having 1'0553'164.13 wavelength per meter. This was henceforth used as a secondary standard.
In 1960 the meter was redefined as 1'650'763.73 times the wavelength of the 2p10 - 5d5 emission of Kr86 (Krypton 86).
In 1983 the standard was redefined again, this time linking it to the second, by defining the speed of light in vacuum as c = 299'792'458 m/sec. (The second is defined as 9'192'631'770 oscillations of the Cesium 133 atomic clock.)
All these new definitions did not change the length of the meter, they made it more accurate. The Cesium clock has an accuracy of 1 part in 1014, much more that the distance between 2 notches can be measured. The inaccuracy Charlie mentions is that modern measurements of the quarter meridian is 10'002.29 km, 0.02% off the value that was intended in 1793. That is of no consequences, since the geographical definition was abandoned long ago.
In 1959 the length of the inch was defined as 2.540'000'000 centimeters. One mile (63360 inches) is therefore exactly 1609.344 m. Conclusion: You guys are actually using the metric system, but insist on converting it to weird units (How many can tell if the above number of inches per mile is correct or not?)
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #62 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 1:08pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 12:23pm, Margi wrote:Yeah, Slammy.....BITE ME.
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and me.....or at least a little nibble... cos your a brick, which btw in uk is another way of saying your great...so for you slammy I have a huge sack of bricks and Im giving them to you....LOL ;D ;D 
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #63 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 1:22pm » |
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Simple math says it is -- but it's probably a trick question.
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So CA is a great warm climate- so much so that Easter & Thanksgiving were celebrated around the pool- with the AC on inside- now, what's up with that??
'Course, summers were too hot to spend too much time outside- dehydration & bruned soles on our feets- and the pool water would actually get to be body temp- how refreshing!
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #65 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 1:58pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 12:24pm, Ueli wrote: (How many can tell if the above number of inches per mile is correct or not?)
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I can ........LOL ;D does that count cos Im a not a guy!
It is amazingly correctish...I think, err hang on will just re-check...647588 x85749-985(467584=7584ax+9685-+75847x3875)x=b+y-2xyxa=6478+-12343= yep you were right! ( I think) ;D
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #66 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 2:36pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 12:24pm, Ueli wrote:
The metric system is a legacy of the French revolution. Those not affected by it, like the British and Americans, are more than 200 years behind the times and are still wasting lots of efforts to teach a cumbersome, archaic measuring system in school instead of using that time for improving on spelling. ;D
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Not trying to fuel the fire (or dis the French ) but actually the French surveyors who did the original measurements made some blatant mistakes and then intentionally covered them up. So the original definition of the meter was incorrect. I don't have the reference to their names here at work, but will look it up later tonight.
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #67 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 3:11pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 1:58pm, cathy wrote:| 647588 x85749-985(467584=7584ax+9685-+75847x3875)x=b+y-2xyxa=6478+-12343= |
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I know its been a while since I've been to school, but WTF?
 
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #68 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 3:43pm » |
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LOL I'm with you, Grant. I just multiplied 5280 x 12 and came up with Ueli's answer.
I think he was tryin to trick us. Kinda cool growing up in Canada, though - because we've been taught both systems. I think they did that so we would have a fighting chance at teaching Americans how to do math. ;D
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #69 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 3:50pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 3:43pm, Margi wrote:| I think they did that so we would have a fighting chance at teaching Americans how to do math. ;D |
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Why? Didn't you teach us how to ice fish, eh?
isn't that enough? ;D
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #70 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 3:55pm » |
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No, dear, we taught you how to build a shack on top of a lake, auger a hole through the ice, freeze your asses off and then sit there and drink booze until you can't feel your feet anymore. If you want to call that 'ice fishing', you go right ahead.
We'll be the ones, sitting in our easy chairs, ordering pizza with back bacon, eh?
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #71 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 4:27pm » |
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Canadian Temperature Guide
The temperature conversion guide (degrees are in Fahrenheit)...
50 above - New Yorkers turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens.
40 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians sunbathe.
35 above - Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows down.
32 above - Distilled water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker.
20 above - Florida's wear coats, gloves & wool hats. Canadians throw on T-shirts.
15 above - Californians begin to evacuate the state. Canadians go swimming.
0 - New York landlords finally turn up the heat. Canadians have the last cook-out before it gets cold.
10 below - People in Miami cease to exist. Canadians lick flag poles.
20 below - Californians fly away to Mexico. Canadians throw on a light jacket.
40 below - Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent videos.
60 below - Mt. St. Helen's freezes. Canadian Girl Guides begin selling cookie door to door.
80 below - Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival"
classes until it gets cold enough.
100 below - Santa Clause abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down their ear flaps.
173 below - Ethyl alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw their kegs.
287 below - Microbial life survives on dairy products. Canadian cows complain of farmers with cold hands.
460 below - ALL atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "Cold nuf for ya?"
500 below - Hell freezes over. The Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup.
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #72 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 4:55pm » |
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on Jan 16th, 2003, 4:27pm, Slammy wrote:500 below - Hell freezes over. The Calgary Flames win the Stanley Cup.
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Guess that means hell froze over in 1989. The fumes phlegms Flames haven't won a playoff series since. SHIT, they haven't made the playoffs AT ALL in at least 5 years. But at least they won once!
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #73 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 4:58pm » |
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Good homework, Slammy I've printed that out and put it on my wall.
I think he's right about the Calgary Shames, Grant.
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Re: Temperature Rant
« Reply #74 on: Jan 16th, 2003, 10:58pm » |
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My,my the subject changed fast. this was about the temperatures. then the metrics vs "normal" measurements, Then the girl gettin one over on the guy, then the guy befuddling the issue with knowledge. Its got to be the weather. whats this have to do with the chinese Tu. .......If we in the us redid our systems of measurement we would have to redo our whole society. Everyone that drove at 60 miles per hr would now be driving 96 kph so naturally they would slow down to 36 mph on the freeways. Before you know it we would be driving on the wrong side of the road too.
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