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40C in this case - I don't use F any more, haven't done for decades. (Even if I was brought up on Imperial measures, I "naturally migrated" to Metric in my thirties or so)
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Does that apply to driving distances and speed as well? Be honest...
Most Brits I know use metric for temperature, smallish measurements (mm, m, l, etc...) but revert to imperial for driving - miles and mph. They also tend to revert to the middle ages for body weight (stone).
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We don't really get a choice in that one: all the limits and road signs are in mph / miles (and yards for exit slip road distance signs) and while I can convert them in my head it's hassle that doesn't help anyone!
I use grams / kilos, but I have to label freezer food in pounds and ounces for Herself.
Dij the cat works in mice per furlong, I think.
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I was thinking you would say something like:
Speed limits are posted in km/hr, but I have my speedometer set in mile/hr.
No officer, I could not be speeding… I had my cruise control set on the speed limit.
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And I'm thinking he would say "Here's your ticket"
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My wife uses Google maps on her phone for satnav directions. It not infrequently says things like "Turn left in half a mile" then a bit further on "Turn left in 200 metres". It just randomly switches between imperial and metric the whole time. Now I don't really care which it uses, but when it constantly flips from one to the other it does distract me. Anyone else have that issue?
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My father was a master carpenter back in the old days when metric was first coming in. He used to have fun by ordering wood to be cut to length... "3ft 4cm, please" - and admired the guy who didn't blink an eye but measured and cut precisely to that length!
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I am not sure when Norway abandoned Imperial units - it must be close to 100 years ago. Still noone will blink if your refer to two-by-four or two-by-six. I was surprised to see a carpenter's folding rule that did not have cm on one side, inches on the other; they always had, at least a few years ago, and everybody refers to them as "tommestokk" - "inch rod". For bikes, the wheels are still described by their diameter in inches. Kicksled ("spark") size is given in feet (the length of the rails). We have forgotten the proper use of "
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I am not sure when Norway abandoned Imperial units - it must be close to 100 years ago. Still noone will blink if your refer to two-by-four or two-by-six. I was surprised to see a carpenter's folding rule that did not have cm on one side, inches on the other; they always had, at least a few years ago, and everybody refers to them as "tommestokk" - "inch rod". For bikes, the wheels are still described by their diameter in inches. Kicksled ("spark") size is given in feet (the length of the rails). We have forgotten the proper use of " and ' though, so frequently you see kicksleds advertised of size 6" or 7" - that would be a suitable size for a doll
Mixed units is not common, though! I must admit that I dislike when geographical coordinates are given in a form such as 63° 15' 25.3356" - What has .3356 to do there, decimal fractions mixed into a base 60 number system?? But this format is becoming more and more widespread. Even worse is when you do not go down to seconds, but specify the position as 63° 15.4222' - that is like talking about centiminutes or millihours.
Maybe I am the only one thinking it strange. Sure: I do accept milli-, micro and nano-seconds, but those units are hardy ever used together with days, hours and minutes. The xxx-seconds is like a world of its own. In theory, there is no difference between time milliseconds and arc milliseconds, but in practice, the use is quite different. (You wouldn't even use the term 'millisecond' when talking about arcs, would you?)
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One uses "arc seconds" in astronomy; which are 1/3600 of a degree. 1/1000 of that would be a "milliarcsecond".
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Sure, logically 'milliarcsecond' (or 'arcmillisecond') makes sense, but is that a unit that us commonly used in contemporary astronomy?
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Sounds like you can play DOOM now in high-res!
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@petepjksolutionscom
Who's up for CCC tomorrow - you or me?
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... I started working out a clue or two - I'm low on "readymade" ones.
I keep these in a text file, will all the ones I've posted in the past so I can - hopefully - avoid too much duplication. So I've found a word, I'm working out how to phrase the clue, and the cat decides to help by merrily trotting over my keyboard:
So here is his clue:
y7uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu;p''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''tgyh[]'###################'' I'll add the (9) for you because I'm pretty sure he can't count that high, but if anyone gets the actual solution, I'll be most impressed!
Dij is one reason why I get so many compilation errors ...
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scrotum
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Are you channelling Micheal Martin?
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Miss him. Thought I would substitute for him one time.
My record remains intact, never solved one, haven't tried in a long time. If I can't solve one, I could never create one, so I don't guess.
(my certified stupidity is busy fighting off AI)
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Posting early as I'm having a new boiler fitted today and have to clear the decks by 9am
Take place with attitude arranged ? no (12)
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Take place HAPPEN
with
attitude STANCE
arranged ? no
HAPPENSTANCE
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modified 22-Aug-23 3:48am.
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Sorry Paul having boiler problems
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It's cool - I've just been installing the new graphics card and spent an hour hunting for a cable I thought I'd unplugged when I took the computer out but which didn't actually exist at all ...
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Wordle 794 4/6
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Wordle 794 3/6*
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