What are these measurements in Feet & Inches?

[trt]

Size: 182 x 112 x 125mm.

Why the hell did we change, we still have miles per hour?

[Buenchico]

Divide by 25.4.

7.2" x 4.4" x 4.9"

I've worked exclusively in metric units (other than for distances where miles are an appropriate unit of measurement - although I can just as happily think in kilometres) since I started secondary school. That was in back 1964!

Time to come up to date, perhaps, Trt?
;-)

Chris

[MarkRae]

It's because they're all out to get you! Whatever you do, don't EVER go to a rugby match...

[Buenchico]

>>in back??

I typing words in reverse order now - and I've only had a couple of bottles of beer!!!

[MarkRae]

:-)

Though, on a more serious note, why haven't you got rid of this: http://www.theanswerb.../Question1092130.html

It's seriously insensitive and offensive...

[Toby570]

We still tend to measure hot weather in Fahrenheit (a sweltering 100 °F) and cold weather in Celsius (a freezing -4 °C). Odd isn't it?

[bunkmoreland]

are you saying buenochico is annadomina?this place is sick:-( and i dont mean that in a good way

[MarkRae]

No, I'm asking why Chris (or one of the other moderators on this site) hasn't removed the thread by banning the user who started it...

[bunkmoreland]

oh right mark,sorry,i was really annoyed by that headline thread,and not knowing whos who here ,made assumptions.thank you for letting me know:-)sorry buenochico for doubting you!

[dtgblue]

How far is a Km I still dont know but the BBC keep giving it to me. Stick to miles till were all dead I say.

[Toby570]

0.621 miles, roughly. (yes, I answer rhetorical questions!) I still prefer some imperial measures over metric (mph being one of them) but it's bit of a hodgepodge between the two really and I'm only 42.

[dtgblue]

7.2834645669 * 4.4094488189 * 4.9212598425

http://convert.french-property.co.uk/

whether you can trust em or not I don't know, but they managed to meet us under the channel

[Toby570]

Google has the 1st one at 7.16

[Toby570]

http://www.google.co....7758&biw=1360&bih=647

[dtgblue]

So who do you trust?

[Toby570]

dunno...who do you trust?

[dtgblue]

I trust me old rusty tape measure, never done me any harm

[Toby570]

Likewise, as much as I often curse it, it's never said a bad thing about me.

[TTG]

The term kilometres in terms of speed and distance is used a lot on BBC. That annoys me!

[HowardKennitby]

this might help

http://www.metric-conversions.org/

[paddywak]

The biggest problem I had with the Imperial/Metric change over was at the pit. Because of the length of time it took to certify equipment for use underground you ended up with the situation where all of the old switchgear and machines had imperial nuts, bolts and studs, while the newer machines were metric so you had to carry two sets of tools. Other then that I'm quite happy with either system