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[2018-1-19. : 8:43 pm]  O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- no, because those are antiquated units that nobody uses[2018-1-19. : 8:42 pm]  Corbo -- You did not need to learn this, you already knew. You probably already know what a gigametre is[2018-1-19. : 8:42 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- I was just saying that not having a unit after mile isn't a big deal, because even in metric where there is one nobody uses it[2018-1-19. : 8:41 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- at least, because 1 Mm crosses several states, and states are bigger than your country xD[2018-1-19. : 8:40 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- but if you use megameters in your country you'll be like 3 countries over XD[2018-1-19. : 8:39 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- but nobody will ever say it's 3.1 megameters from SLC to NYC, they will say 3100 km  [2018-1-19. : 8:39 pm] Corbo -- but the next scale we commonly use is astronomical one, from here to the moon or to other planets[2018-1-19. : 8:38 pm] Corbo -- FaRTy1billionFaRTy1billion shouted: yes it does ;o it's almost 1 megameter from here to san francisco I mean in that way it is still reasonable but if you want to say a thousand thousand of something you are better of using another unit[2018-1-19. : 8:37 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- yes it does ;o it's almost 1 megameter from here to san francisco[2018-1-19. : 8:36 pm] Corbo -- the only reason I think we do not use stuff like megametres is because our planet has no such scale[2018-1-19. : 8:35 pm] Corbo -- FaRTy1billionFaRTy1billion shouted: what's wrong wit saying 2000 miles? You'd still say like 2000 kilometers. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say megameters well, if you NEED TO use megameters you are travelling to a whole other country[2018-1-19. : 8:33 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- what's wrong wit saying 2000 miles? You'd still say like 2000 kilometers. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say megameters [2018-1-19. : 8:33 pm] Corbo -- like when I speak I do not say, yeah, drive FIVE THOUSAND METRES and then turn right around ONE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED metres you will then find my house[2018-1-19. : 8:32 pm] Corbo -- if you want to go bigger than a mile to describe something, it is not as easy[2018-1-19. : 8:32 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- home lots are usually measured in fractions of acres, so I've never seen anything that was just 1 acre[2018-1-19. : 8:32 pm] Corbo -- FaRTy1billionFaRTy1billion shouted: I've used imperial all my life, and I have no idea how many feet are in a mile. XD FaRTy1billionFaRTy1billion shouted: I also don't know how big an acre is XD eaxactly my point[2018-1-19. : 8:31 pm] Corbo -- which is not the case in imperial, you have to know that a mile is whatever it is and that an acre is 3897238972389723489miles and so on[2018-1-19. : 8:31 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- thoug TIL it's 8 furlongs, but idk how long a furlong is[2018-1-19. : 8:31 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- I've used imperial all my life, and I have no idea how many feet are in a mile. XD[2018-1-19. : 8:31 pm] Corbo -- like kilo means a thousand so you already do not have to find what a kilometre is[2018-1-19. : 8:30 pm] Corbo -- it makes everything easy. prefix+Metre indicates w/e meassure and you know it has an easy name[2018-1-19. : 8:30 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- ya, because devising a system on purpose means you can actually put some thought in to it instead of just measuring with random shit xD[2018-1-19. : 8:29 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- I'm pretty sure the only reason we have metrics is because during the French revolution they were like "WE ARE CHANGING GODDAMN EVERYTHING"[2018-1-19. : 8:23 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- CorboCorbo shouted: I mean, miles have all sorts of smaller equivalents with random names like furlong Miles are Roman, furlongs are English (and I didn't know it was 1/8th a mile xD)[2018-1-19. : 8:21 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- CorboCorbo shouted: Now i will probably forget the actual ammounts but i will never forget that a moment, an instant, winks and dwinks are actual fucking units in retarded imperial lmao nobody uses them though. There's a ton of radom and weird units because I guess Brits just measured shit with whatever they had lying around or whatever they could think of XD[2018-1-19. : 8:18 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- CorboCorbo shouted: NudeRaider math is the same. You would just have to google a unit converter. So kg becomes w/e. Joules become w/e.... etc you mean google? xD I use google to convert units all the time[2018-1-19. : 8:15 pm] O)FaRTy1billion[MM] -- NudeRaiderNudeRaider shouted: Freakling the thing is, it's probably trivial to you (which is why I asked you guys) but not for me, because to even start I would have to research the proper imperial unit for each variable, and then figure out how the different units convert into each other because I have no idea how math between °F and inch². F = 9/5 C + 32, 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Those are the definitions. This whole time we've been using metrics all along XD[2018-1-19. : 7:35 pm] Suicidal Insanity -- NudeRaiderNudeRaider shouted: Corbo believe it or not, but at that time people didn't have the needs for exact measurements. Nobody cared if they got sold a bit too little milk or their sheet of cloth was a bit too long. If it was *too much* deviation (or probably even when there was no deviation at all) from the expected value, then they'd argue, maybe with fists, but somehow they'd settle it and go about their days again. Pretty sure that wasn't the case for silver/gold coins though xD[2018-1-19. : 7:31 pm] Ahli -- my adblocker blocks the left banner, but does not show that in its logs... weird...[2018-1-19. : 6:55 pm]  NudeRaider -- got 30 minutes to kill? Entertain yourself: https://www.ted.com/talks/lennart_green_does_close_up_card_magic#t-1782666[2018-1-19. : 6:35 pm] Freakling -- CorboCorbo shouted: Lanthanide there is no way around this and no bullshit excuses ALL days have different durations in the year. And even between years days do not meassure the same. Of course, a few minutes, seconds or mere fractions of seconds more or less make all the difference for a medieval farmer plowing his field. What else would he have to worry about than whether the earth might wobble swirl a bit in its orbit?[2018-1-19. : 5:39 pm] NudeRaider -- CorboCorbo shouted: How they defined a "day" is beyond me since every single day varies in time and most likely they did not have time meassuring tools as exact as we do today. Plus mem get tired. So do cows. Did they account for that too in the definition? believe it or not, but at that time people didn't have the needs for exact measurements. Nobody cared if they got sold a bit too little milk or their sheet of cloth was a bit too long. If it was *too much* deviation (or probably even when there was no deviation at all) from the expected value, then they'd argue, maybe with fists, but somehow they'd settle it and go about their days again.[2018-1-19. : 5:31 pm] NudeRaider -- Suicidal InsanitySuicidal Insanity shouted: NudeRaider You asked how would I solve it, you didn't ask me to solve it. So that was a fair answer I did say that it's fine.  But I also clarified what I need.[2018-1-19. : 3:20 pm] Corbo -- Mini Moose 2707Mini Moose 2707 shouted: NudeRaider NudeRaider Basically, we wouldn't, we'd just argue about it for a very long time but never attempt to compute it. this is already the debate of 2018. Unless someone wants to start tabs vs spaces all over again[2018-1-19. : 3:18 pm] Corbo -- LanthanideLanthanide shouted: Corbo plouging would be done in spring, so its the length of a day in spring there is no way around this and no bullshit excuses ALL days have different durations in the year. And even between years days do not meassure the same.[2018-1-19. : 1:30 pm] Suicidal Insanity -- NudeRaiderNudeRaider shouted: Suicidal Insanity that's fine, but I don't see any of the imperial units I required. Think of writing an exam. Just citing the general formula doesn't cut it. jjf28 what do you mean "probably"? Haven't you had these kinds of exercises in school? Is there really no other way than to convert everything twice? What's a BTU? You asked how would I solve it, you didn't ask me to solve it. So that was a fair answer [2018-1-19. : 12:47 pm] Ahli -- did zerg eggs given to neutral always finish morphing and spawn neutral colored units? |
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