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right-track 05-19-2010 04:16 PM

^ How much does a litre of petrol weigh?

Burning Down 05-19-2010 04:17 PM

Seeing as I live in a mostly-metric country, I should be able to answer this, but what if it's not water? Or if it's something denser/less dense than water?

NumberNineDream 05-19-2010 04:19 PM

It's all just easier. Try converting from feet to inches without a calculator. It's just a waste of time, and numbers.

right-track 05-19-2010 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 869251)
Seeing as I live in a mostly-metric country, I should be able to answer this, but what if it's not water? Or if it's something denser/less dense than water?

Exactly!

FETCHER. 05-19-2010 04:23 PM

737.22 grams :)?

anticipation 05-19-2010 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NumberNineDream (Post 869252)
It's all just easier. Try converting from feet to inches without a calculator. It's just a waste of time, and numbers.

There are 12 inches in a foot, so rudimentary math skills are all you really need. Hell, 6th graders who've memorized their times tables can convert feet to inches with ease.

NumberNineDream 05-19-2010 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by anticipation (Post 869258)
There are 12 inches in a foot, so rudimentary math skills are all you really need. Hell, 6th graders who've memorized their times tables can convert feet to inches with ease.

87604923746 km = 87604923746 000 m
That needed less than 5 seconds.

FETCHER. 05-19-2010 04:34 PM

^ im confused as to what your figures mean.

anticipation 05-19-2010 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NumberNineDream (Post 869260)
87604923746 km = 87604923746 000 m
That needed less than 5 seconds.

I never said it was easier, I'm just saying that standard measurement gets wrongly demonized because it's "too difficult" to calculate equivalencies. Standard is easy for those who grew up learning the stuff, and I really don't see the need to claim supremacy just because you prefer one to the other.

gunnels 05-19-2010 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh. (Post 869262)
^ im confused as to what your figures mean.

She's saying that it's easier to convert metric units because they are divisible by 10 or 100 as opposed to 12.

tbh, I agree.


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