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Re: Off Topic: Goin' Metric
By:dhwdaniels
Date: 2/3/2011, 5:29 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Goin' Metric (Paul G. Jacobson)

: If the government takes away my inches and pounds it will save me
: from a bit of dieting. but if they take away my money I won't be
: able to eat anyway. :)

: Notice that calories are already equated to the *grams* of carbs,
: fats and proteins we eat.

: PGJ

Yes but calolries are replace by Joules now according to ISO standard. That is done in Europe 40 years ago, still every body uses Cal.
Just as horsepower (pk in Dutch hp in English) is replaced by kW. You can see it everywhere but most people still talk hp.
Conversions from one system to another takes a long time. The same with weight. Officially according to ISO weight is in N(ewton) en mass in kg. But when you ask for weight you get an answer in mass units. Takes a very long time.

Daan Daniels

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Off Topic: Goin' Metric
John Caldeira -- 2/2/2011, 12:19 am
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JohnK -- 2/2/2011, 4:38 am
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Doug S -- 2/2/2011, 8:26 am
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Damian wentzel -- 2/2/2011, 9:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 1:51 am
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Richard Hayes -- 2/2/2011, 10:05 am
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Al Edie -- 2/2/2011, 11:49 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/2/2011, 1:03 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/2/2011, 4:34 pm
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John Caldeira -- 2/2/2011, 9:10 pm
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Niven Paine -- 2/3/2011, 2:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:16 am
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Niven Paine -- 2/3/2011, 4:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 8:46 am
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John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 2:21 am
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Chris Richer -- 2/3/2011, 9:29 am
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John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 9:54 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:09 am
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John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 2:26 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/7/2011, 12:44 pm
Off Topic: Goin' with Yost measurements
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/3/2011, 3:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 8:48 am
Re: Off Topic: Goin' with Yost measurements *PIC*
Tom Yost -- 2/3/2011, 9:21 am
R/C pushrod
Doug S -- 2/3/2011, 1:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 3:29 pm
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Doug S -- 2/3/2011, 3:44 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/3/2011, 3:47 pm
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Doug S -- 2/3/2011, 4:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 5:43 pm
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Tom Yost -- 2/3/2011, 6:06 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 2/3/2011, 6:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 7:00 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 7:03 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 2/3/2011, 7:23 pm
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Tom Yost -- 2/3/2011, 7:35 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 2/3/2011, 7:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 7:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 7:50 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/7/2011, 12:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2011, 12:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:04 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/3/2011, 3:18 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 1:53 am
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Richard Hayes -- 2/3/2011, 7:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 8:51 am
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Richard Hayes -- 2/3/2011, 1:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 3:32 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/7/2011, 12:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2011, 12:39 am
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dave -- 2/2/2011, 12:46 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/2/2011, 4:37 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 2/3/2011, 12:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 2:23 am
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Phil Nelson -- 2/3/2011, 2:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 8:54 am
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Phil Nelson -- 2/3/2011, 8:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 6:59 am
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Phil Nelson -- 2/4/2011, 7:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 7:23 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 7:31 am
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Bushwacker -- 2/4/2011, 10:48 am
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Todd O -- 2/4/2011, 11:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 12:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 7:17 am
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Phil Nelson -- 2/4/2011, 6:54 pm
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John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 3:13 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 2/3/2011, 4:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 8:56 am
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John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 10:05 am
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dhwdaniels -- 2/3/2011, 5:37 am
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dhwdaniels -- 2/3/2011, 5:29 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/3/2011, 6:28 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/3/2011, 8:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2011, 9:00 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/3/2011, 9:06 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/3/2011, 11:28 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/3/2011, 1:28 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 2/3/2011, 3:07 pm
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John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 5:56 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 2/4/2011, 12:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 7:12 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/4/2011, 1:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/4/2011, 1:38 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 2/4/2011, 11:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2011, 5:35 am
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ancient kayaker -- 2/5/2011, 12:58 pm
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Charles Leach -- 2/5/2011, 1:53 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/4/2011, 11:07 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 2/4/2011, 6:56 pm
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Will Clarke -- 2/5/2011, 12:07 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 2/5/2011, 9:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2011, 10:32 am
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Roy Martin (fadedred) -- 2/5/2011, 11:59 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/7/2011, 12:30 pm
I can't read any more metric conv. posts...
Robert N Pruden -- 2/7/2011, 12:50 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 2/7/2011, 1:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2011, 2:07 pm
Just one more
Ian Johnson -- 2/8/2011, 4:34 am
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Palle Dam -- 2/8/2011, 5:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2011, 12:43 am
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Tom Yost -- 2/14/2011, 12:39 pm