Understanding temperature
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:50 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:50 pmRe: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:36 amI love Fahrenheit!... 
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...especially when its between 68 and 72 degrees....
"Comfort temperature!"
Paul....
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...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence....and Feet and Inches!....
...!
......especially when its between 68 and 72 degrees....
"Comfort temperature!"
Paul....
...!...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence....and Feet and Inches!....
...!Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:07 amFozzer wrote:I love Fahrenheit!...
...especially when its between 68 and 72 degrees....
"Comfort temperature!"
Paul....
...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence....and Feet and Inches!....
I totally agree with you Fozzer, but im lost when it comes to Shillings and Pence
I never did like it when Canada went to metric. What a waste of money converting everything over. Just our government wasting tax payers money....Again!Keep smiling
Tug
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:16 amNot on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:33 amRe: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:09 amThe Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart
50° Fahrenheit (10° C) •New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
•Canadians plant gardens.
40° Fahrenheit (4.4° C) •Californians shiver uncontrollably.
•Canadians Sunbathe.
35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C) •Italian Cars won't start
•Canadians drive with the windows down
32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) •Distilled water freezes
•Canadian water get thicker.
0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C) •New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
•Canadians have the last cookout of the season.
-40° Fahrenheit (-40° C) •Hollywood disintegrates.
•Canadians rent some videos.
-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C) •Mt. St. Helens freezes.
•Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.
-100° Fahrenheit (-73° C) •Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
•Canadians pull down their ear flaps.
-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C) •Ethyl alcohol Freezes.
•Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
-460° Fahrenheit (-273° C) •Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
•Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"
-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) •Hell freezes over.
•The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
I guess it's all in perspective eh?
50° Fahrenheit (10° C) •New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
•Canadians plant gardens.
40° Fahrenheit (4.4° C) •Californians shiver uncontrollably.
•Canadians Sunbathe.
35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C) •Italian Cars won't start
•Canadians drive with the windows down
32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C) •Distilled water freezes
•Canadian water get thicker.
0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C) •New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
•Canadians have the last cookout of the season.
-40° Fahrenheit (-40° C) •Hollywood disintegrates.
•Canadians rent some videos.
-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C) •Mt. St. Helens freezes.
•Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.
-100° Fahrenheit (-73° C) •Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
•Canadians pull down their ear flaps.
-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C) •Ethyl alcohol Freezes.
•Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
-460° Fahrenheit (-273° C) •Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
•Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"
-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C) •Hell freezes over.
•The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
I guess it's all in perspective eh?
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:46 am pegger.I simply dont understand
Celsius i do understand
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:19 pmHagar wrote:OldAirmail wrote:Not on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob
Couldn't understand a word.
"a Couple A’ Bob" is a play on -
Fozzer wrote:....
...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence.....
Celtic music can have that effect on many.
I do have a better copy that I listen to.
It's yours for the asking. Or pay me a hundred dollars, and I'll keep it to myself.
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:48 pmI'm pretty much screwed, I've been here so long I think in metrics. (And then convert them quietly in my head)
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:39 pmBut nothing beats the Stone.
The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.
In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg). With the advent of metrication from the mid-19th century on, it was superseded by the kilogram. It remained in limited use for trade in the United Kingdom and in Ireland until prohibited by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:17 amWebb wrote:But nothing beats the Stone.The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.
In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg). With the advent of metrication from the mid-19th century on, it was superseded by the kilogram. It remained in limited use for trade in the United Kingdom and in Ireland until prohibited by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.
I weigh 10 Stone, 12 LBS...(152 LBS..10X14+12)....on a good day...
My weighing scales give me the choice to display either Stones/Pounds or Kilograms.....
...I prefer the rockery version....
...!Paul...A rolling Stone gatherers no Kilograms...
...!Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 2:54 amOldAirmail wrote:Hagar wrote:OldAirmail wrote:Not on YouTube - Gaelic Storm Short a Couple A’ Bob
Couldn't understand a word.
"a Couple A’ Bob" is a play on -Fozzer wrote:....
...I also love Pounds, Shillings, and Pence.....
Celtic music can have that effect on many.
I do have a better copy that I listen to.
It's yours for the asking. Or pay me a hundred dollars, and I'll keep it to myself.
Being over 70 years old I know exactly what a 'Couple a Bob' means. I simply don't understand a word of what they're singing about.
Webb wrote:But nothing beats the Stone.The stone (abbreviation st) is a unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois (about 6.35 kg) used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.
In many Northwestern European countries the stone was formerly used for trade, with a value ranging from about 5 to 40 local pounds (3 to 15 kg). With the advent of metrication from the mid-19th century on, it was superseded by the kilogram. It remained in limited use for trade in the United Kingdom and in Ireland until prohibited by the Weights and Measures Act of 1985.
I still weigh myself in stones. 13 stone 5 lb to be precise.
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:01 amMy height is measured in; "Feet and Inches", and the distance I travel to Sainsbury's each day is measured in; "Miles"....
...and I'm still trying to estimate my petrol quantity at the fuel pump in; "Gallons"....
....(fortunately my milk is still measured in "Pints")....
...and all my Time Pieces indicate the time in a 12-hour arrangement (AM/PM).
I think "Metric" was invented by a French Bloke, just to confuse all we; "Old Folks" in England!
Paul...Rods, Poles, Perches, and Chains, etc..... ....!
...and I'm still trying to estimate my petrol quantity at the fuel pump in; "Gallons"....
....(fortunately my milk is still measured in "Pints")....
...and all my Time Pieces indicate the time in a 12-hour arrangement (AM/PM).
I think "Metric" was invented by a French Bloke, just to confuse all we; "Old Folks" in England!
Paul...Rods, Poles, Perches, and Chains, etc.....
....!Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 2:36 amNot the first time -- 'twas a duke from Normandy, France, that started the first major change in the English language...Fozzer wrote:I think "Metric" was invented by a French Bloke, just to confuse all we; "Old Folks" in England!
many now think the definition of vulgar, applied to original English words some consider should not be spoken, is 'bad' or 'nasty' rather than 'common'. Actually, since they're not being spoken as often, they're no longer vulgar; by the true definition, 'you' and 'yours' are vulgar.
Re: Understanding temperature
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:45 amI guess the same Norman it was that considered 4 letter Anglo-Saxon words vulgar. That's probably why we call Normans "Norm." Them there norms suck.