Metric system - CoasterBuzz

But LT ("the new LT") is the deal....there's no denying that. I mean, c'mon, the guy had 70 metres rushing, hostyl....;)

I work in a bio research lab, and use SI all the time, its great or this kind of work but in my "life" I prefer the standard old feet, inches, ect.

Plus hearing a coaster is 30 meters tall *sounds* small. 100 feet sounds bigger. Wouldnt it seem kinda wimpy saing im going on the huge 60 meter coaster instead of 200 feet? I say we start doing coaster measurements in inches, or cm ;)

Jim Fisher said:

While I speak both languages semi-fluently, (Ask me about grams per cubic inch some time) the metric system is simply more logical than the the English system.
As for conversions, there are far fewer to use in the metric system than in the English system. For example, a specific density of 1.0 is 1 gram per cubic centimeter or 1 kilogram per liter in the metric system.

Thats only wan the temp of the water is 32F or 0C

The only reason a 30 Meter coaster sounds small is that Americans are use to saying things in feet, once people got use to metric it would sound bigger again such as a person only being about 1.7 meters is a lot smaller than a 30 meter coaster.

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So you believe that you are studying us, then kindly explain why you are the ones trapped in your seats.

RGW: no doubt LaDanian is good. I tried to tell people about him last year *before* the season started, but no one listened. But it's gonna take a little more before I refer to him as "LT" :)

Anyway, I dont care how well the Bolts are playing, I have *no* faith in a Schotenhimer(sp) team. *He* sucks...PERIOD!
lata,
jeremy
--who reminds you that he couldnt take a team with Barry Word and Christian Okoye (sp?) to the big game

"Canadians are always dreaming up a lotta ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!"

Canadian bacon is a hilarious movie.

2hostyl, We HAD a Schottenheimer (Brian) and I'm a German, so I can spell that....you just dislike Marty from what happened to YOUR hometown team...

I wouldn't have given Tomlinson the LT moniker *yet* either, but when ESPN decrees that "the label fits", even *I* don't have the authority to overrule Chris (Ethel Merman) Berman...in all honesty, the team that got THE running back they needed....the 'Phins (pheeling phun phesty)....Ricky IS Ricky, and any halfway decent offensive line will be PLENTY for him....

Phinally, the only things Canada REALLY should apologize for are Bryan Adams, and Ike Brozlovski...."cucamuga"...

*** This post was edited by rollergator on 9/30/2002. ***

Don't forget Celine Dion...

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Werner Stengel: Ich sprich, denke und traüme Achterbahn!

LOL, Helios, I thought of Celine Dion...she DOES have the classic Canadian "flip-top head" that is exmplified by Ike....but thought I might get too much flak...so I left her off the list....she DOES belong...

Of course, Jersey (my birthplace) has Bon Jovi AND Bruce Springsteen......Queen Latifah IS the best music from Joisey....and that is SCARY!