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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
In metric Canada - I still buy two-by-fours and sheets of four-by-eight at Home Depot.
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I have to know; are your 2x4's really 2x4's or 1 x 7/8 x 3 3/4?
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Originally Posted by borked
A quart of milk?
Why does an eighth of milk not exist?
And why is a liquid quart less than a dry quart? Confusing if I want a cup of dried milk as to how much I really need.
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An eighth of milk does exist; no one sells it in that amount. They sell it in pints and half pints though. Can you buy 82 cc of milk? Why not? Does 723 liters exist? Why not?
Do solids measure the same as liquids just because they are metric? How does that work?
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Originally Posted by OY
I agree with you Lloyd.... no one needs that. But if I wanted 15% of anything, I would prefer having it as 15% of 100, not of a pound, mile, stone, Farenheit, whatever...
I bet 99% of the GFY population does not know at what Farenheit water boils. (without google assistance). PS. In the metric system, water boils at oooooooooohhhhhhhh 100C! :-)
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First off; happy new year. When have you ever needed 15% of a pound, mile, stone, Fahrenheit? Ever? Other than a math/science class. Real world example. And who cares what temperature water boils at? How useful has that tidbit been to you? It is like the age old question of: How long do you cook spaghetti? Till it is done."
100C or 212F does not really matter because you have to take altitude into consideration anyway.
