Why?usmarine2005 wrote:
All temperatures should be measured in Kelvins.
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Metric or Imperial?
| Metric | 82% | 82% - 91 | ||||
| Imperial | 17% | 17% - 19 | ||||
| Total: 110 | ||||||
Kelvins just make more sense. Absolute 0 is 0, I just like it too.
Kelvins are based on degrees Celsius above absolute zero, so it's metric in the end.usmarine2005 wrote:
All temperatures should be measured in Kelvins.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
I use metric for everything. Only exception is that I prefer HP ower KW.
I can use either no problem, and yes 3 feet equals a yard
Whatever you learn first is the way you think of things and is the easiest for you to understand.
Try telling Americans that using miles for calculating distances is illogical and everything should be converted to kilometres. I don't think you'd get a very good reception. Similarly, Britons who grew up before 1971 will be able to tell you how many pence were in a shilling, florin and other pre-decimilisation measures of currency. And they'll probably still think of temperatures in fahrenheit.
When talking about an engine size, do Americans still talk about cubic inches? How archaic is that?
And look at this thread - http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=48147 - almost everyone who posted used imperial measurements.
Try telling Americans that using miles for calculating distances is illogical and everything should be converted to kilometres. I don't think you'd get a very good reception. Similarly, Britons who grew up before 1971 will be able to tell you how many pence were in a shilling, florin and other pre-decimilisation measures of currency. And they'll probably still think of temperatures in fahrenheit.
When talking about an engine size, do Americans still talk about cubic inches? How archaic is that?
And look at this thread - http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=48147 - almost everyone who posted used imperial measurements.
Isn't Kelvin the temperature unit in the SI system?Spark wrote:
Kelvins are based on degrees Celsius above absolute zero, so it's metric in the end.usmarine2005 wrote:
All temperatures should be measured in Kelvins.
Celcius is much more practical in everyday life though.
Metric all the way.
Grams> oz, pound, stone
Metres> inch, foot, yard, mile
Litres> fl oz, cup, pint, quart
C0> F0 (K0 best for scientific purposes)
(K)W> BHP
Dollars/cents> pound, shillings, pence etc (does anyone still use this?)(name unimportant)
No bullshit names, just add your base 10 prefix (money excluded).
Grams> oz, pound, stone
Metres> inch, foot, yard, mile
Litres> fl oz, cup, pint, quart
C0> F0 (K0 best for scientific purposes)
(K)W> BHP
Dollars/cents> pound, shillings, pence etc (does anyone still use this?)(name unimportant)
No bullshit names, just add your base 10 prefix (money excluded).
I bet you two bob someone does !!DrunkFace wrote:
Metric all the way.
Dollars/cents> pound, shillings, pence etc (does anyone still use this?)(name unimportant)
No bullshit names, just add your base 10 prefix (money excluded).
For the hell of it.Bubbalo wrote:
Why?usmarine2005 wrote:
All temperatures should be measured in Kelvins.
like who?IG-Calibre wrote:
I bet you two bob someone does !!DrunkFace wrote:
Metric all the way.
Dollars/cents> pound, shillings, pence etc (does anyone still use this?)(name unimportant)
No bullshit names, just add your base 10 prefix (money excluded).