How to measure things like a Canadian

[davescape]

Originally Posted by RonB

This has puzzled me for years:

1 US gallon = 0.83 Imperial gallon = 3.8 liters

In a country that uses the Imperial system of measurement, why not an actual Imperial gallon?

Not to confuse things further, but are you referring to a dry gallon or wet gallon?Apparently there is a difference there too.

[SamIam]

Originally Posted by Centex

Then, for another 'oddball' unit of measure, in Texas many land parcels derive from Mexican / Spanish Land Grants which refer to the distance unit "vara" (~33-1/3 inches).

Never a dull moment in man's never-ending quest of ways to measure things!

And don’t forget rods and chains and furlongs.

[MyronL]

All I can say to this is ...feet, don't fail me now!

[John in Santa Cruz]

Originally Posted by dfandrews

We are not going to discuss the Lucas electrical system, either.

our TR-6 (technically it was my wife-to-be's), had no Whitworth, and the previous owner was a engineer who'd added quite a bit of German Bosch to it, so the electrics were quite reliable. We sold it when we had our first kid.

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by RonB

This has puzzled me for years:

1 US gallon = 0.83 Imperial gallon = 3.8 liters

In a country that uses the Imperial system of measurement, why not an actual Imperial gallon?

What country is that?

[Mike Lewis]

Originally Posted by Iowa Dave

They know exactly what a quarter
Mile is because they have walked it roughing corn...
Iowa Dave

My father had a peanut field 3/4 of a mile long. I had to walk that field pulling weeds in the hot Florida sun. He owned about 600 acres and farmed triple that in his prime. That's quite a bit for the Florida panhandle. I have 45 acres left of the farm, not enough for farming on my own so I rent it out.

[alanmalk]

Originally Posted by Centex

...
Never a dull moment in man's never-ending quest of ways to measure things!

And think of the misery it causes. Especially to the poor souls that wasted these taxpayer dollars.

From Wikipedia:
... However, on September 23, 1999, communication with the spacecraft was lost as the spacecraft went into orbital insertion, due to ground-based computer software which produced output in non-SI units of pound-force seconds (lbf·s) instead of the SI units of newton-seconds (N·s) specified in the contract.
...
The cost of the mission was $327.6 million...

--
Alan

[escape artist]

Hi: All... I still buy 2X4's and 4X8 sheets of ply but the "Golden rule" is "Measure twice... cut once"!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[Jim Bennett]

My only reason for measuring twice is because I forgot the first time. [emoji16]

If I did it always, production would be greatly affected, as I take on average a couple hundred measurements a day.

[UncleTim]

Someone needs to throw this in.

"Measure twice, cut once."

There, now I'm happy. Damn, I didn't read carefully enough. Already said.

[escape artist]

Originally Posted by UncleTim

Someone needs to throw this in.

"Measure twice, cut once."

There, now I'm happy. Damn, I didn't read carefully enough. Already said.

Hi: UncleTim... Typical ?-n-Ans., at a Canadian lumber yard.
Cust?/ I need some 2X4's
?/ How long do you want them?
Ans. For quite a while... I'm building a house!!!
p.s. Throw in a bag of right hand nails too!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[UncleTim]

Originally Posted by escape artist

Hi: UncleTim... Typical ?-n-Ans., at a Canadian lumber yard.
Cust?/ I need some 2X4's
?/ How long do you want them?
Ans. For quite a while... I'm building a house!!!
p.s. Throw in a bag of right hand nails too!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

Ha ha, ha ha ha. Ha ha ha!


Do the nails work with a left handed screwdriver?