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1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:03 am
by Konrad
A little joke on all us 'mericans. We're big enough to take it I think. (And to take your damn metric system and shove it where the sun don't shine! Ha!) Even after 10+ years in Japan, I still think in inches and feet. I've lost Farenheit though. It's how hot today? 90? 95?
I used to love the old "Guess" barrage weapons in 40K, when you'd actually guess the distance. The Japanese guys would be amazed that I could say, "33 inches to the Havoc with the horns." and Boom! be right on target.
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Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:22 am
by The Other Dave
If we were meant to use the metric system we'd have ten fingers.
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:26 am
by Colonel Voss
1 in = 2.5 cm
1ft= 30cm
1m=1.609km 
F= (Cx1.8)+32
1kg=2.2 lbs.
1g=3.5l
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:01 am
by job
I think it is 1"= 2.54 cm, hence once 1' = 30.4x cm.
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:24 am
by Seb
The Other Dave wrote:If we were meant to use the metric system we'd have ten fingers.
Last time I checked I had 10 fingers.
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:34 am
by ennui
Seb wrote:The Other Dave wrote:If we were meant to use the metric system we'd have ten fingers.
Last time I checked I had 10 fingers.
What are you, european or something??!!
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:11 am
by Primarch
HA! In England we use both systems. We get the weather news in Fahrenheit and Centigrade. We can buy pints of beer and litres of cola. I measure peoples dimensions in feet and inches, and driving distances in miles, but the length of objects in metres. Its great.
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:54 pm
by me_in_japan
What Prim said
seriously, all motorway signs have 2 values for everything, and so do cookers and stuff like that.
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:06 pm
by Admiral-Badruck
Just when I thought this forum could not get any geekier I get a thread like this ... I mean really guys I see how it applies. but wow... what is next math hammer.
Re: 1 inch is how many cm again?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:12 pm
by ennui
Admiral-Badruck wrote:Just when I thought this forum could not get any geekier I get a thread like this ... I mean really guys I see how it applies. but wow... what is next math hammer.
You should pray it's not Spelling Hammer!