Tomos770
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There will be no landing on the moon without the influx of settlers from the "SI units" parts of the world
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Cubic centimeters is not a distance; it is a volume. And 1000 cc does not equate to 1 kilogram, though some substances have a density of 1 kg/1000 cc.
Didn't need to, there was no reason for whats his name to be a jerk about one measuring system vs another.
Hundred Acre Wood
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Ok, clearly you can't tell a joke and you also don't understand SI units. As I said, 1000cc == 1 liter == 1 kg of water. That's how the system works. It's brilliantly simple for people that want to use it.
Having said all that, I'm perfectly happy with my 'Murican units. They work fine for me and I don't need anything else.
I've been trying to get more comfortable with metric stuff, using cm and mm when building projects instead of feet, inches, and fractions. Hampered by my only tape measure with metric measurements on it sucking. I need to fix that.
Incorrect. I am a registered Professional Engineer, and I work with European, Asian and American clients. I have to use all kinds of units. BTW, Europeans often use bastardized metric units that are not SI, such as kg/cm^ for pressure, instead of Pascals. And, as I said earlier, while in college I had to convert "g" from m/s^2 to furlongs/fortnight squared as an exercise, using a sliderule.
No real need to. With calculators, any system of units is usable.
I'm talking about in the shop, not some foofy office. I'm not pulling out a calculator to cut a piece of steel at 100mm instead of 4". I just want to read the tape measure that says 100mm.
Edit: Yes I know 4" is actually 101.6mm, and you're the type to get your panties in a wad over that.
I hear that. Wife got me a 3d printer for Christmas. Everything is in metric. Hasn't been that bad though 3/4 of our rides here at work are of European design so metric.
Bill G
ArboristSite King
I find our standard system of measurement to be very simple. I am not sure why other struggle with it.
There are exceptions such as a 2x4 is not 2x4 but that is not a measurement issue just a convivence and cost issue.
So what is the size of a standard stud in a metric country?
How do you measure concrete in a metric country?
There are exceptions such as a 2x4 is not 2x4 but that is not a measurement issue just a convivence and cost issue.
So what is the size of a standard stud in a metric country?
How do you measure concrete in a metric country?
All my vehicles are metric, even my old Chevy.
Hundred Acre Wood
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Hahahaha ok you got me there. I thought you were actually serious for a minute. Your trolling is terrific! The best part about trolling is it can be so easily debunked with..... facts! The kilogram was originally defined as 1 liter of water back in 1793. https://web.archive.org/web/2016081...iff.org/cmsms/index.php?page=18_germinal_an_3
Google translation from the French:
"Gram, the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a meter"
And "From 1901 to 1964, the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at maximum density (+4 °C) and standard pressure." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litre#Definition
So either stop trolling or go back to engineering school. Your choice.
For everyone else who's not trolling, 1000cc == 1 liter == 1 kg of water. And let me blow your mind a little more! 1cc of water == 1 ml of water == 1 gram of water which, when raised 1 degree Celsius, requires 1 calorie of energy.
Again, it's a beautifully constructed system that no one in America cares about or wants to use.
Tomos770
ArboristSite Guru
I find metric bolts has better threads....
For an example....if I am repairing any B&S lawnmover....or Tecumseh snow thrower.....many "imperial" bolts are missing (due to all those vibrations)
And when I re-thread that hole with metric fine thread.....bolt stays there forewer
Do you even have "imperial" bolts wich are fine-threaded?
For an example....if I am repairing any B&S lawnmover....or Tecumseh snow thrower.....many "imperial" bolts are missing (due to all those vibrations)
And when I re-thread that hole with metric fine thread.....bolt stays there forewer
Do you even have "imperial" bolts wich are fine-threaded?
Hundred Acre Wood
Full-time Slacker
Yes. We also have loctite.
Tomos770
ArboristSite Guru
Ok....but why not from factory/asembly line then?
By rides I meant roller coasters not cars.
Because it was made to last 10 years and be thrown away.Ok....but why not from factory/asembly line then?
Bill G
ArboristSite King
I assume you are trying to be funny. If you are actually serious then yes we have NC, NF, and NSF in machine bolts. There are a tremendous amount of threads but for machine bolts it is those three and the thread count is relevant to the diameter just like metrics.I find metric bolts has better threads....
For an example....if I am repairing any B&S lawnmover....or Tecumseh snow thrower.....many "imperial" bolts are missing (due to all those vibrations)
And when I re-thread that hole with metric fine thread.....bolt stays there forewer
Do you even have "imperial" bolts wich are fine-threaded?
Hundred Acre Wood
Full-time Slacker
He was just joking. He was hoping I would tell him how many ft-lbs of torque to apply so he could mock my units. /s
