Petrol less than £1 a gallon!!!!!!

Always one :=)

 

Obviously you can't be talking about a proper fitted kitchen then,
because if it was fitted, it would fit, wouldn't it?

Whether a kitchen fits or not has nothing at all to do with whether
things are measured in metric or imperial units.

 

A litre is easy just think of a 10cm cube.

 

They're front wheel drive.

 

I can cope with that, once I translate 10cm to 4". Actually I think of
a litre as something the size of a carton of fruit juice, or 2/9ths of a
gallon, just like I think of kilos as oversized 2lb bags of sugar, or
25kg as approximately ½cwt.

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Oh really? I was taught imperial measures at (primary)
school but have no problems with metric ones (excepting my
height).

Yeah, and 1/16 is a useful measurement too.. isn't it.

Only if they're very stupid.

Rubbish, it'll get my bike (or car) 8 or 9 miles.

 

Whats that in inchs?
Presumably a 10cm cude is about 1/2 a pint?
Or is that me?
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....

Not me. I spend X Pounds or Y Euros to fill the tank and let the trip
computer tell me how many miles or kilometres I can expect to do on that.
The cost per journey is useful. The price per unit measure of fuel is not.

Colin Bignell

 

Yes because it divides easily by 2,4,8.

Metric measurements are unwhieldy? imperial measurement
tended to be tailor made to suit specific applications and hence
inherently easy to work with, furlongs for horse racing for example
as opposed to races of say 1800 meters.
Even betting 'odds' are imperial (fractional) as opposed to decimal
because it makes betting easier ie 7/4 as opposed to 1:1.75.
You put 4 on you win 7.
its easy.

I dount that, you would use half of it starting your car
and you would never make it to the next petrolo station

 

I am well aware of that, Harry.

 

10cm = 3.937in
A 10cm cube should hold exactly 1 litre or 2.1 pints for you very old
people.

 

Isn't that stuff ice?

 

I agree with you entirely (I have to use mental arithmetic rather than an
on board computer) until the bit about the price per unit.

I need to know a price simply because I run on a budget. 75p per litre
is a lot more preferable to 77.5p. However, so long as the unit is a
constant fixed amount I'm happy. Litres are convenient as I know 20 will
get me about 180 miles, 200 if I'm good

With an extra 25 miles on reserve.

 

Most of metric is base 10 IIRC inches and feet were base 12, were
your parents related.

 

WTF do you drive? IYF it's badly in need of a service, or replacing if
it's some antique heap with a fuel system from the 60's.

 

WTF are you on about?

 

I think WTF are you on is probably closer to the truth.

 

half_pint wrote

A gnats under 39/16ths I think.

 

Everything divides easily by 2 so this argument doesn't
work.

Yeah... a race of 1.5 or 2km would be really difficult
wouldn't it. (assuming a furlong is 1800m)

Again, only if you have a limited grasp of maths. What's so
hard about you put 1 on you win 1.75?

What happens if you bet ten quid at 7/4? Isn't it easier to
bet ten quid at 1:1.75.

Or is your point that with imperial 'fractions' you win bets
more easily?

Half a litre starting an engine? No. And whether I'd make
it to the next petrol station or not would depend on how far
away the petrol station was.

However... here's a novel thought *maybe* you could fill up
with more than one unit! You know... be a devil and put 2
gallons at a time into your horseless carriage. And... if
you do that, next time maybe you might be able to just
squeeze that trigger dispensing the devil's measures until
you've got a full tank of nasty metric petrol.

Still it was nicer under the old queen, she was a real lady.
6 and 8 for haddock? I ask you? Do I look like a mormon?
Feel my knuckles, they're ice cold. That Prince Edward was
in the cab the other day, lovely man. Shame about his
little problem. And that nice Mr Heath too, I wonder when
his big band is in town again.

 

No doubt you order of 1/2 a litre of beer goes down well at your local.