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[isladogs]

Quite seriously this time, imperial units really do have ridiculous names.
Apart from all those I squeezed into my last few replies (10 in all), there are other less familiar units such as the 'slug', 'scruple', 'grain', 'gill', 'peck', 'cable' and 'link'. I wonder how many people really know how all the different units are related without looking them up.

 

[isladogs]

Apologies to the OP for going off-piste. I notice the OP has been AWOL since post #1

 

[gemma-the-husky]

I'll get back to my Saturday afternoon Jereboam, I think.

 

[isladogs]

Ha. I'll stick with my Methusaleh except on social occasions when nothing less than a Balthazar will do.

 

[CJ_London]

you can still buy timber in imperial units - for width and height but it's metric for lengths

 

[isladogs]

You can...but a length of e.g. 4"x2" will usually in fact be the metric equivalent:100mm x 50mm

 

[CJ_London]

actually its 'regularised' at 95mm x 47mm unless you are talking about rough sawn timber which actually is 4" x 2" so 102mm x 51mm. This is because the saws that cut the logs have imperial measurements although I guess there will be be metric saws out there by now - I spent 10 years in the timber trade many years ago.

 

[Cronk]

No mention yet of tons/tonnes (imperial, metric or US).

 

[isladogs]

actually its 'regularised' at 95mm x 47mm unless you are talking about rough sawn timber which actually is 4" x 2" so 102mm x 51mm. This is because the saws that cut the logs have imperial measurements although I guess there will be be metric saws out there by now - I spent 10 years in the timber trade many years ago.

Point accepted but my local builders merchants supply timber specified as rounded dimensions such as 100mm * 50mm, 75mm * 50mm, 150mm * 25mm etc etc

 

[NauticalGent]

I am shocked I did not see this thread earlier. Even more shocked some more prolific US members did not weigh in. Sine the OP has been AWOL/MIA, I will continue to go off-point.

Soon the USA will be in a imperial league if its own though perhaps even the USA will eventually inch towards the metric system

We tried that is the late 70's where it was crammed down our throat's in school. Semesters wasted, millions spent on commercials and other media to convince us that it was the right thing to do. All commercial brands force to provide both units on all containers (that bit is still required). And then it suddenly stopped.

Myself, I could argue both sides of the issue and make you believe I was genuine on both accounts.

 

[Gasman]

Yet you had 100 cents to the dollar, when we were still using 12p to a shilling, 20 shillings to the pound?

 

[NauticalGent]

A pound is a unit used to determine weight. Why would you want your currency to be so heavy??!?

 

[Gasman]

Because half crowns weighed a fair bit, and there were 8 of those to a pound. Besides we're tough and could handle it. Not like the youngsters of today.

 

[NauticalGent]

Besides we're tough and could handle it.

Yeah, lets go with that!

 

[Gasman]

I wonder if anyone else in the UK, learnt their 10p table?

 

[isladogs]

I am shocked I did not see this thread earlier. Even more shocked some more prolific US members did not weigh in. Sine the OP has been AWOL/MIA, I will continue to go off-point.

We tried that is the late 70's where it was crammed down our throat's in school. Semesters wasted, millions spent on commercials and other media to convince us that it was the right thing to do. All commercial brands force to provide both units on all containers (that bit is still required). And then it suddenly stopped.

Myself, I could argue both sides of the issue and make you believe I was genuine on both accounts.

Hi NG
I'd completely forgotten this thread
Just in case it wasn't obvious, none of my posts in this thread, including the one you quoted, were intended to be taken seriously.
I was just trying to cram as many imperial unit names into each post as I could.

Paul
What on earth was the 10p table? If I ever knew I've forgotten. But then I'd left school when decimal currency arrived in the UK.

 

[NauticalGent]

ust in case it wasn't obvious,

It was, I was goofing around too. The "other" Colin hasn't made me that sensitive.yet...

 

[isladogs]

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It was, I was goofing around too. The "other" Colin hasn't made me that sensitive.yet...

I'm quite surprised he hasn't joined in on this thread. Perfect territory for him I'd have thought

 

[Gasman]

Paul
What on earth was the 10p table? If I ever knew I've forgotten. But then I'd left school when decimal currency arrived in the UK.

In primary school, we learnt the 10p table, like other tables?
10p is 10p
20p is 1 & 8
30p is 2 & 6
40p is 3 & 4
Etc
The latter parts after the first row are shilings and pence.

 

[isladogs]

In primary school, we learnt the 10p table, like other tables?
10p is 10p
20p is 1 & 8
30p is 2 & 6
40p is 3 & 4
Etc
The latter parts after the first row are shilings and pence.

What???? Its 50 years ago but I think I still remember this correctly...????
Just checked at Pre-decimal currency in Britain (before 1971) (historyhome.co.uk)

100p = £1 = 20 shillings (s or /) = 240 pence (d)
5p = 1 s or 1/-
10p = 2 s
20p = 4 s
25p = 5 s
50p = 10s etc

so where does 1 and 8 etc come from?