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06-05-10, 11:16
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Stephen
I believe there is 1000kg in a ton. (2.2lbs to the kilo)(the tons are different; short ton, long ton, metric ton and Isaac New ton)They are only the same, when the Missus is talking about the things in your shed, e.g. "You've got tons of crap in there"
 In fact the metric system is magic. 1 metre, x 1 metre, x 1 metre (of water) is a ton of water, or if you like (still with water) 1 gram=1cc=1ml. That much easier than 63,360 inches in a mile, or 10lb of water = 1gallon, and there are 6 1/4 gallons to the cubic foot.  Oh, and I thought it was B.P that was rich.
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06-05-10, 22:18
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Imperial or US gallons....
Gets worst when you consider the USA measurements....
which means one cubic foot is contains 7.481 US funny gallouns or 6.429 Imperial gallons..... or 65 pounds approx. so the US gallouns have 128 ounces and the Imperial gallon has 160.... ...but the ounces US or Imperial are the same size..... althought the quarts are bigger in England....hihihi.....Kornfuzed yet !!!! Metric is still a nightmare ....... but it seems less so..... but I still buy construction wood as 2x4 inches even though the actual dimensions are 1 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches........ Planes have crashe landed in Western Canada because the ground/flight crew miscalculated fuel requirements when converting between gallons/litres and pounds of fuel....... Surprising we made it to the moon and back..... or was it a fluke !!! Boob
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06-05-10, 23:12
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Bob
Do you mean the charade in the Californian desert? (I do believe it actually happened. Landing on the moon, that is)
"It must have been a fluke" ......Isn't a "Fluke" a brand of quality electrical test meter, or a parasitic thing accurring in a sheeps  liver? (one must be metric, and the other, imperial?????)
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09-05-10, 01:04
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Units & Conspiracies
I love the imperial unit of measurement for light - candle power. I remember at High school we were measuring the light that hit the ground in the bush. The measurement was in "Foot Candles".
Bob & Lyn in the famous words of Howard Holgate, everyone knows we didnt land on the moon....... Because the moon is a Hologram projected by the Mason's
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11-09-11, 20:31
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... I just weighted my F15 the other day (with 2 full fuel tanks, no driver, no additional load). She's 2'623 kg.
Greetings Chris
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12-09-11, 03:50
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Aussie F15 in Switzerland.
Chris,
Have I missed it? I have been awaiting the grand unveiling of your F15. I thought there would be a new thread of it's arrival in Switzerland and about your new experiances, with lots of photos. Regards Rick.
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