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Re: How much is petrol in your area?
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Originally Posted by Photoplex
(Post 11868746)
Although Canada is officially metric, the main reason Canadian people and businesses haven't fully embraced metric is because our biggest trading partner to the south insists on remaining in the medieval ages by measuring things in hogs-heads and moon-buckets.
The sooner imperial measurements die, the better. Only 3 countries in the world left that are still officially imperial - USA, Myanmar, Liberia. Illustrious company I think you'll agree :rofl: |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Was time ever converted to imperial/metric?
I want to travel from point A to point B and the distance is 100 kilometres or 62.1371 miles. The speed limit is 100kmh or 62.1371 mph how long will it take to drive from point A to point B with no stops and driving the speed limit? What is the metric/imperial time it will take? I need 4 bananas does it really matter if the price and weight is in kilos or pounds. Do I pay less for the 4 bananas? Far too much thought going into this :lol: |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 11869396)
.... I need 4 bananas does it really matter if the price and weight is in kilos or pounds. Do I pay less for the 4 bananas? .....
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Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 11869396)
Was time ever converted to imperial/metric?
* and I say this as a dimwitted fleshbag currently staring at a screen |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
(Post 11869396)
Was time ever converted to metric?:
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Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Danny B
(Post 11869383)
:p
And 0°C isn't exactly a "base", now is it? :rolleyes: I would have thought living in Canada in February you would appreciate that! :lol: |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11869711)
That's not really true - countries in the Far East, Middle East, and Europe use "Bigendian" (Y-M-D) dates extensively or generally.
And 0°C isn't exactly a "base", now is it? :rolleyes: I would have thought living in Canada in February you would appreciate that! :lol: Looking at my pharmacy bottle they have the date Day/Month/Year Looking at a blank check the bank wants year-month-day Looking at a monthly statement from the provincial government they have the date Month-Day-Year. I can't recall what the feds do. There is no consistency in the date here. |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11869711)
And 0°C isn't exactly a "base", now is it? :rolleyes: I would have thought living in Canada in February you would appreciate that! :lol:
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Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Celsius is pretty simple. Water freezes at 0. It boils at 100. Makes perfect, logical, reasonable, sense. I defy anyone to explain the "wisdom" behind fahrenheit... something about salty water and body temperature (which is incorrect). Magic spells and incantations...
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Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Shirtback
(Post 11869730)
:nod: it all evens out at -40 .....
: effing cold however one measures it... |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11869727)
.... There is no consistency in the date here.
Originally Posted by Photoplex
(Post 11869752)
Canada is officially (Canadian Standards Association, and Federal govt) big endian/ISO8601 for dates (YYYYMMDD).
Medical dates are also officially big endian/ISO8601, for obvious reasons. |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 11869727)
I don't know what the official date format is in Canada, but well the date can be one of several variations.
Looking at my pharmacy bottle they have the date Day/Month/Year Looking at a blank check the bank wants year-month-day Looking at a monthly statement from the provincial government they have the date Month-Day-Year. I can't recall what the feds do. There is no consistency in the date here. Medical dates are also officially big endian/ISO8601, for obvious reasons. |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
See below: messed up quote/edit/delete :(
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Re: How much is petrol in your area?
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11869744)
Yes, it does.
I'll take your word for it! :lol: Back On-Topic: the ShirtB-mobile didn't GAF this weekend about gas @ < 0,92$/litre: it coughed choked & whined about starting up at -40 whatever ....:p |
Re: How much is petrol in your area?
78.9 last night, this morning 95.9 :eek:
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