Metric vs. other measurement systems - chart

[neilbourjaily]

I have always prided myself as not being afraid of any living human no matter their chosen orientation

Except homophobic does not mean the fear of homosexuals; it means a failure to fully support the gay agenda, whatever that means. By the way, I have an acquaintance who changed her name from Gay to Gayle so she could avoid telling people, "Hi, I'm Gay." And let us not forget the fired Washington, DC employee who criticized a budget line item for being niggardly.
While language is properly a social contract between speakers (or writers and readers), its definitions are managed for effect or to twist the speech of opponents.

[Frank S]

Except homophobic does not mean the fear of homosexuals; it means a failure to fully support the gay agenda, whatever that means. By the way, I have an acquaintance who changed her name from Gay to Gayle so she could avoid telling people, "Hi, I'm Gay." And let us not forget the fired Washington, DC employee who criticized a budget line item for being niggardly.
While language is properly a social contract between speakers (or writers and readers), its definitions are managed for effect or to twist the speech of opponents.

So then does metric phobia mean the individual is not afraid of metric but merely fails to grasp the understanding of the method

[neilbourjaily]

So then does metric phobia mean the individual is not afraid of metric but merely fails to grasp the understanding of the method

So then how do we reconcile the metriphobic with the metrosexual, another term I am unable to grasp. (snerk)

[Frank S]

So then how do we reconcile the metriphobic with the metrosexual, another term I am unable to grasp. (snerk)

I wouldn't have any idea. nor to I even care

What I do know is once a part came in for repair the internal threads looked like 16mm2.00 pitch but turned out to be 5/8ths 12 TPI instead. A 16 mm tap would only go in a short distance before trying to cut new threads. I wouldn't have thought anything about that had all of the threads needed cleaning up after removing a broken fastener from the holes. but 3 of the holes were pristine and clean. and the new fasteners were proprietary in shape I ordered the proper 5/8-12 tap.

As TM51 once said who knew 12 was an odd number

[IntheGroove]

If you enjoy unusual threads find a Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor such as used on a Allison V-1710 engine. 50 parts and all the threads are different and nothing you will find on anything else. And carburetors in general have unique threaded parts so that it is difficult to mix up parts...

[Frank S]

If you enjoy unusual threads find a Bendix-Stromberg pressure carburetor such as used on a Allison V-1710 engine. 50 parts and all the threads are different and nothing you will find on anything else. And carburetors in general have unique threaded parts so that it is difficult to mix up parts...

Sounds like you either worked on mustangs or have repurposed those engines into racing, or tractor pull vehicles.
I have built up tap and die sets for 40 TPI that goes up to 1". 24TPI that goes up to 7/8"currently. And 12TPI from 1/2" through 2 1/4"

[IntheGroove]

My father worked on P-38s for Lockheed. I have worked on some old boats that were powered with V-1710s...

[carl blum]

Hi Gang:
A cubic yard of water weights 1,685.6 pounds
A cubic meter of water weights 1000 kg, or a metric tonne
One seems easier to remember.
Carl.

[Karl_H]

Hi Gang:
A cubic yard of water weights 1,685.6 pounds
A cubic meter of water weights 1000 kg, or a metric tonne
Carl.

Either way, that is 0.1915 Asian elephants - unless you use African bush elephants, then it is 0.1296 elephants.
Karl

[metric_taper]

Instead of water as some weight volume standard, use some other material, and you get the same random number calculation.
In the end, either system is based on random selection of some standard unit dimension, and it's arbitrary. But we can calculated stuff, in either system. And metric, for most stuff is the easiest to translate, as water is most of what is common experience, to use for relative reference.