re: Converting the US to the metric system

frick off commie

Conservatives are too 'murica to give the metric system a fair shot. It's a shame cause it's far superior.

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As a nurse

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Take every chance you get to drop this dont you?

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1 inch = 2.54 cm 
1 pound = 2.2 kg 

As a nurse you have those conversions memorized

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28g=1oz

I don't want to talk about how I remember that

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As a nurse you have those conversions memorized

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Just messing with you. As a plant operator that works in a plant that is all metric, I have the conversions memorized as well (volumes and weights mostly)

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Take every chance you get to drop this dont you?

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Fine...since you want to be an asswipe

Those in the medical field should have these conversions memorized.

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lsunurse

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Thanks for the downvote. Wait, are you a nurse?

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If you're ever on I-19, you'll see signs in the metric system.

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I was just about to post this

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Temp conversions

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That's the easiest. Water boils at 100, freezes at 0, human temp is about 38, and -40c is -40f. Remember those, you can guestimate the rest

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To me, it sounds dangerous that you rely on both, you could screw up and give wrong dose

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Nah we go by metric for temps in our charting and med orders for antipyretics are normally based on celsius as well. But family members don't know what 38.5 Celsius is so we have to be able to tell them the conversion or know the conversion if they are giving it to us in farenheit.