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re: Converting the US to the metric system
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:31 pm to Zappas Stache
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:31 pm to Zappas Stache
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I had a sleepless night on a euro train one time and came up with this......Celsius to amurican.....double the Celsius temp, subtract 10% and add 32.....works out perfect.
not quite, I tried it with -40, came out to -56
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Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:33 pm to lsunurse
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Yeah but I need to know the difference between 37.8 and 38.9 Most doctor's orders for antipyretics are to give when temp is greater than 38.
I am talking about with every day to day guessing, not specific like in the medical field. You better have that shite exact
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:35 pm to theantiquetiger
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You better have that shite exact
That's why a card like this on the back of my badge was awesome..
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:40 pm to DavidTheGnome
It'll probably take 2 generations for the old people stuck with in, ft, miles, lbs, PSI, lb tons, to be dead. The system we use is fricking stupid.
This post was edited on 8/11/18 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:47 pm to gumbo2176
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It does piss me off that many US cars have a mix of metric and standard bolts on them in their assembly. Pick one or the other for crying out loud and stick with it. That shite is maddening.
True, but just purchase a 10 mm socket and open/box end wrench and you’re golden.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:53 pm to foshizzle
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6 inches is 0.15 meters. And 8 inches is 0.2 meters.
It's pretty clear the metric system will never catch on if your penis size always starts with a zero.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
I’ve got a good grasp on kg and liters, but Celsius is a little tougher. Not the freezing and boiling point, bet everything in between.
I think the greatest utility is the relationship between different measurements, such as the fact that 1 liter of water is 1 kg. In medicine, with CHF/renal patients, it’s helpful with fluid status. You diurese a kg of weight means a liter of fluid.
I think the greatest utility is the relationship between different measurements, such as the fact that 1 liter of water is 1 kg. In medicine, with CHF/renal patients, it’s helpful with fluid status. You diurese a kg of weight means a liter of fluid.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:54 pm to lsunurse
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Or 15.24 cm and 20.32 cm
You might be surprised but I wondered if someone would point that out. Upvoted.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 7:59 pm to Waffle House
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Givem 2.54cms and they will take 1.61kms
that is the best post i will read all year ... well done ...
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:14 pm to lsunurse
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Or 15.24 cm and 20.32 cm
That's what he told you.
It's really 10 cm.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:18 pm to DavidTheGnome
I've been using it since I started my career. 35 years.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:28 pm to Ric Flair
In a lab the best about metric is that you can estimate that 1 mL of water should be 1 gram.
Unfortunately being in a radiation lab all the units fall apart anyways. Curies (Ci), Bequerels (Bq), Rads, and Rems. Are all kind of the same but completely different.
Unfortunately being in a radiation lab all the units fall apart anyways. Curies (Ci), Bequerels (Bq), Rads, and Rems. Are all kind of the same but completely different.
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:30 pm to Zappas Stache
That’ll work until you get to negative temps.
C=1.8xF+32
C=1.8xF+32
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:35 pm to lsunurse
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1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 pound = 2.2 kg
As a nurse you have those conversions memorized
I'm glad you aren't my nurse
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:35 pm to DavidTheGnome
frick newtons
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:38 pm to FeauxPaw
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quote:1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 pound = 2.2 kg
As a nurse you have those conversions memorized
I'm glad you aren't my nurse
You caught that, too?
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:41 pm to FeauxPaw
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I'm glad you aren't my nurse
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:41 pm to GetCocky11
How far is a kilomile?
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:44 pm to FeauxPaw
You got me there. I do actually know the conversion. Blonde moment on TD
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
Better?
Posted on 8/11/18 at 8:46 pm to lsunurse
quote:Let's see if the correct kg makes it to the notes.
Better?
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