EPTonly Americans use gallons, yards, and Farenheit for the most part. We hardly ever use yards here, just for like tape and shit like that. Lots of other countries use other Standard/Imperial measurements like England for example with pounds
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BM_Rawbertson
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only Americans use gallons, yards, and Farenheit for the most part. We hardly ever use yards here, just for like tape and shit like that. Lots of other countries use other Standard/Imperial measurements like England for example with pounds | ||
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CptObnoxious
Australia24 Posts
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Keyboard Warrior
United States1178 Posts
On December 11 2011 12:31 Bobble wrote: What the hell? Are you a bloody snowma... oh, you're Canadian. Ok, let me fix this up; -40 will kill you, and your body will shatter if struck -20 will kill you, but maybe a few seconds earlier -10 wil kill you, and you will suffer all of the way 0 degrees will make you wish you were in hell, because it's warm there 10 degrees is realllly cold 20 degrees is pretty chilly 28 degrees isn't too bad, perfect day 35 degrees is the perfect summer day 40 degrees is like, the upper limit for beach weather. Not optimum, but still, a great time to kick it back on the sand! I agree more with Bobble. Aethereality you must have great temperature tolerance | ||
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Mr. Wiggles
Canada5894 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:29 Keyboard Warrior wrote: I agree more with Bobble. Aethereality you must have great temperature tolerance It's funny, because I think we have similar tolerances, but between -10 and 10 degrees, it all feels nice and similar to me. For me, it goes something like: -40, not too sure. It doesn't really get that cold around here, except with the windchill, and then it's cold because of the wind, but still bearable for shorter periods of time. -20, a little chilly, but easily bearable, it doesn't really get cold (for me) until around -26ish, but then it depends on the wind, as well. -10, very pleasant, even with a bit of a breeze 0, nice. 10, warm outside. 20, hot outside. 28, pretty hot, makes me sweat, good beach weather. 40, it gets that hot? For reference, I live in Edmonton, Alberta. We don't get a ton of snow compared to the eastern part of the country, but the wind can get pretty bad sometimes, considering everything's flat, haha. What you're wearing also has a big influence on how you perceive the cold, I think, as well as if it's windy or not. If there's no wind, then it's easier to withstand the cold, in my opinion. As well, a good coat, or boots, etc. will do you good if you actually have to go outside for extended periods of time. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On December 09 2011 13:32 Keyboard Warrior wrote: 1. Standard goes more naturally with fractions - quarter of a pint, half foot, etc. Technically, you don't say half meter but rather 50 centimeters or 500 millimeters. 2. Standard units are more practical and convenient. No one goes to the grocery to buy 400ml drink, instead, they buy it in 12 ounces. No one buys 5 meters of wood, instead, they buy it is 1x1x12, all in feet. First of all, we use half a meter all the time, just like we use half a kilometer etc. And I don't understand how "half a foot" instead of "6 inches" is used more than "half a meter" in comparison to "50cm", if anything it's the other way around. Also, I go to the grocery to buy a 4 deciliter drink, every single time. Why buy it in 12 ounces? Because you're used to the ancient relic that's very inconvenient as well. How does "ounce" even make any sense for a drink? 12 tiny bits of milk? Come on now. On December 11 2011 14:42 Mr. Wiggles wrote: It's funny, because I think we have similar tolerances, but between -10 and 10 degrees, it all feels nice and similar to me. For me, it goes something like: -40, not too sure. It doesn't really get that cold around here, except with the windchill, and then it's cold because of the wind, but still bearable for shorter periods of time. -20, a little chilly, but easily bearable, it doesn't really get cold (for me) until around -26ish, but then it depends on the wind, as well. -10, very pleasant, even with a bit of a breeze 0, nice. 10, warm outside. 20, hot outside. 28, pretty hot, makes me sweat, good beach weather. 40, it gets that hot? For reference, I live in Edmonton, Alberta. We don't get a ton of snow compared to the eastern part of the country, but the wind can get pretty bad sometimes, considering everything's flat, haha. What you're wearing also has a big influence on how you perceive the cold, I think, as well as if it's windy or not. If there's no wind, then it's easier to withstand the cold, in my opinion. As well, a good coat, or boots, etc. will do you good if you actually have to go outside for extended periods of time. So as I'm assuming this is celsius, that's just pure bs. I live in Finland and it likely is at least as cold over here, going down to -30 at times. 0c is nice? yeah sure maybe if you have a wintercoat and gloves and such, if you try to wear normal clothes you'll be frozen alive in 5 minutes. 10 is warm? Again you need at least a coat. 20 is warm and allright to me, agree about 28. -10 is very pleasant? Sure if you're wearing 10kg in clothes and the wind's not towards your face. No idea what you're wearing in -20 though as that's pretty rough on the feet even if I have 4 pairs of socks. | ||
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Impervious
Canada4217 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:52 Shikyo wrote: First of all, we use half a meter all the time, just like we use half a kilometer etc. And I don't understand how "half a foot" instead of "6 inches" is used more than "half a meter" in comparison to "50cm", if anything it's the other way around. Also, I go to the grocery to buy a 4 deciliter drink, every single time. Why buy it in 12 ounces? Because you're used to the ancient relic that's very inconvenient as well. How does "ounce" even make any sense for a drink? 12 tiny bits of milk? Come on now. So as I'm assuming this is celsius, that's just pure bs. I live in Finland and it likely is at least as cold over here, going down to -30 at times. 0c is nice? yeah sure maybe if you have a wintercoat and gloves and such, if you try to wear normal clothes you'll be frozen alive in 5 minutes. 10 is warm? Again you need at least a coat. 20 is warm and allright to me, agree about 28. -10 is very pleasant? Sure if you're wearing 10kg in clothes and the wind's not towards your face. No idea what you're wearing in -20 though as that's pretty rough on the feet even if I have 4 pairs of socks. I usually won't touch a winter coat until it's about -5, and I'm in shorts and a t-shirt at 10 Celsius..... 25 is borderline unbearable for me..... Does that make me weird? Probably. Canadian? Definitely.  EDIT - well, comfortable in shorts at 10 Celsius, but I rarely wear anything other than jeans, regardless of the weather. | ||
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Mr. Wiggles
Canada5894 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:52 Shikyo wrote: First of all, we use half a meter all the time, just like we use half a kilometer etc. And I don't understand how "half a foot" instead of "6 inches" is used more than "half a meter" in comparison to "50cm", if anything it's the other way around. Also, I go to the grocery to buy a 4 deciliter drink, every single time. Why buy it in 12 ounces? Because you're used to the ancient relic that's very inconvenient as well. How does "ounce" even make any sense for a drink? 12 tiny bits of milk? Come on now. So as I'm assuming this is celsius, that's just pure bs. I live in Finland and it likely is at least as cold over here, going down to -30 at times. 0c is nice? yeah sure maybe if you have a wintercoat and gloves and such, if you try to wear normal clothes you'll be frozen alive in 5 minutes. 10 is warm? Again you need at least a coat. 20 is warm and allright to me, agree about 28. -10 is very pleasant? Sure if you're wearing 10kg in clothes and the wind's not towards your face. No idea what you're wearing in -20 though as that's pretty rough on the feet even if I have 4 pairs of socks. I'm fine with temperatures between -10 and 10, like I said. I'll wear a coat, and nothing else in -10, and even then, my coat is a winter coat, but not particularly warm or thick (No insulation). I actually like that temperature, where you can just wear a jacket or light coat and walk around, I find it refreshing. At 0, I'm ok in just a hoodie. At 10 degrees, I'm fine walking around in just a t-shirt. There's people here who are even worse than me, and are still walking around in shorts when there's snow on the ground or it's only like 0 out, lol. Not that many of them, but I still see them when winter's starting. In -20 or below, I'll wear light gloves, a scarf, and then a toque if it's windy. Otherwise it's just a coat and if my hands get cold I'll stick them in my pockets for a little bit. I actually like winter, haha. EDIT: Lol at Impervious above me, didn't see his post before he posted, and I mentioned guys in shorts too. :p Guess it might just be Canada, haha. | ||
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RabidAnubis
United States18 Posts
Except in temperature, where basically 0F is the coldest it normally gets and 100F is the highest, which makes perfect sense. Celsius should be used in all mathematics however. | ||
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Dr. ROCKZO
New Zealand396 Posts
On December 11 2011 15:39 RabidAnubis wrote: I feel as if 5 foot X is much more powerful sounding than XXXcm, but for all the sense of practicality metric does make more sense. Except in temperature, where basically 0F is the coldest it normally gets and 100F is the highest, which makes perfect sense. Celsius should be used in all mathematics however. Coldest it gets where? | ||
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3772
Czech Republic434 Posts
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:52 Shikyo wrote: So as I'm assuming this is celsius, that's just pure bs. I live in Finland and it likely is at least as cold over here, going down to -30 at times. 0c is nice? yeah sure maybe if you have a wintercoat and gloves and such, if you try to wear normal clothes you'll be frozen alive in 5 minutes. 10 is warm? Again you need at least a coat. 20 is warm and allright to me, agree about 28. -10 is very pleasant? Sure if you're wearing 10kg in clothes and the wind's not towards your face. No idea what you're wearing in -20 though as that's pretty rough on the feet even if I have 4 pairs of socks. i've lived in edmonton before, let me assure you that he's not lying people in edmonton are just that crazy, like half the people are still wearing only t-shirts at 5 degrees | ||
babblingduk
Canada79 Posts
But if you go to a store in canada, a construction store (home depot, rona, canadian tire) all measurements are done in M then CM. So saying 0.3 x 0.3 x 12 is retarded, but no one says it like that, They'll ask for 30 CM, a multiple of 10. Where as, im assuming in the States, they would, instead ask for 1 foot and 1/4, a fraction of the same unit. | ||
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Patate
Canada441 Posts
On December 11 2011 14:42 Mr. Wiggles wrote: It's funny, because I think we have similar tolerances, but between -10 and 10 degrees, it all feels nice and similar to me. For me, it goes something like: -40, not too sure. It doesn't really get that cold around here, except with the windchill, and then it's cold because of the wind, but still bearable for shorter periods of time. -20, a little chilly, but easily bearable, it doesn't really get cold (for me) until around -26ish, but then it depends on the wind, as well. -10, very pleasant, even with a bit of a breeze 0, nice. 10, warm outside. 20, hot outside. 28, pretty hot, makes me sweat, good beach weather. 40, it gets that hot? For reference, I live in Edmonton, Alberta. We don't get a ton of snow compared to the eastern part of the country, but the wind can get pretty bad sometimes, considering everything's flat, haha. What you're wearing also has a big influence on how you perceive the cold, I think, as well as if it's windy or not. If there's no wind, then it's easier to withstand the cold, in my opinion. As well, a good coat, or boots, etc. will do you good if you actually have to go outside for extended periods of time. You seem to be forgetting humidity. In Alberta, -30 is bearable with good cloth. In Quebec, the cold is hardly bearable because the air is a lot more humid. Same with summer, 30 celcius makes us really uncomfortable.. it really is different. | ||
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uiCk
Canada1925 Posts
On December 11 2011 17:28 Patate wrote: You seem to be forgetting humidity. In Alberta, -30 is bearable with good cloth. In Quebec, the cold is hardly bearable because the air is a lot more humid. Same with summer, 30 celcius makes us really uncomfortable.. it really is different. humidity can affect "Feels like" temperature by almost 10 degrees celcius in Quebec, so -30 here usually would feel like -40 in place like edmonton | ||
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Alay
United States660 Posts
I use metric. | ||
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althaz
Australia1001 Posts
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padfoota
Taiwan1571 Posts
For the current temperature stuff - Try living in any place with high humidity and tell me that 0 degrees is fine. I can run around the backyard in south africa with only pants on in 0 degrees weather and I wouldnt feel cold because its super dry there, but atm in china anywhere below 10 degrees and its like im constantly in a fucking freezer. A WET freezer. Its FUCKING cold. Plus God seems to like pissing in China because it rains all the time during the winter and THAT MAKES THE FUCKING COLD EVEN FUCKING WORSE. I CANT MICRO MY MARINES LIKE THIS Edit: Oh and I have to carve a 900 x 600 x 20 (forgot the thickness...) wooden board with abstract architecture/urban/metropolis designs. lol | ||
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K9GM3
Netherlands116 Posts
On December 09 2011 13:32 Keyboard Warrior wrote: 2. Standard units are more practical and convenient. No one goes to the grocery to buy 400ml drink, instead, they buy it in 12 ounces. No one buys 5 meters of wood, instead, they buy it is 1x1x12, all in feet. Practical and convenient? An ounce can be a unit of both mass and volume. How is that more convenient than litres and kilogrammes? Seems just confusing to me... | ||
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doubleupgradeobbies!
Australia1282 Posts
On December 12 2011 00:23 K9GM3 wrote: Practical and convenient? An ounce can be a unit of both mass and volume. How is that more convenient than litres and kilogrammes? Seems just confusing to me... hehe one day I'd like someone to order some liquid that is significantly denser than water in the ounce. Then for the person selling it to weigh it just to piss them off. | ||
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ReturnStroke
United States801 Posts
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