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Tonne is the proper spelling? oh man, i guess i should have paid more attention in high school, i always just spell it "ton"

a ton is 2000 avoirdupois pounds in america, or 2240 in the UK

a tonne is 1000 kg aka metric ton.

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If metric was sooooo much better, why does every country serve pints of beer? :dunno:

Cheers bitches.

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British pint (20 imperial fluid ounces/570mL) or U.S. fluid ounces (470mL)?

A: Colonization.

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British pint (20 imperial fluid ounces--570mL) or U.S. fluid ounces (470mL)?

Neither. A pint is 568mL, or 20 fl oz. This is an imperial pint.

The title of this thread is metric vs imperial.

Even in the US, pint glasses are 20oz.

:D

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The title of this thread is metric vs imperial.

sorry, i should have said US customary.

US and imperial are mostly very similar, but yes, there are some differences... gallons and pints come to mind immediately.

units of length are shared... inches, feet, yards.

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apparently you don't work construction, i aint measuring shit in centimeter and meters and shit! Im stuck in the middle because of mechanical measurements! .3##9er is all I need to remember!

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its just things like... if you're asked how many inches 63% of a yard is, or how many yards are in 3.4 miles, you'd need a calculator to figure it out.

now if you are asked , how many cm are 63% of a meter, or how many meters are in 3.4 km you dont even really have to think about it. you just move the decimal and you know that its 630 and 3400.

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I've used metric for so long as an archaeologist, I do not really think in feet/inches/pounds anymore--For the reason that the math is so much more simple. Helps when one works on one's own Euro bike too. The only time the other comes in handy anymore is home improvement projects.

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its just things like... if you're asked how many inches 63% of a yard is, or how many yards are in 3.4 miles, you'd need a calculator to figure it out.

now if you are asked , how many cm are 63% of a meter, or how many meters are in 3.4 km you dont even really have to think about it. you just move the decimal and you know that its 630 and 3400.

ummm

63% of a meter is 63cm or 630mm :rolleyes:

But I get your point.

I usually prefer to use metric but some items require US common.

Craig

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Neither. A pint is 568mL, or 20 fl oz. This is an imperial pint.

The title of this thread is metric vs imperial.

Even in the US, pint glasses are 20oz.

:D

Where do you drink that the pints are 20oz? When I was bartending ours were 16oz. I thought that was pretty much standard in the US

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