How cold is it where you are?

I took a search and there appear to be different uses of the word ounce... Over here an ounce (spelled ons) is 100 gram. But over there it is at least 28 grams. Same with pound (pond), which is half a kilo over here.

 

Nuh-uhh, Grams and Kilograms.
US ounce is like 27.5 grams or something.

Metric always resolves in the order of 10's

 

Yes, kilo's or kg's were too obvious to mention (I thought)

 

Lol knowing metric weights was a give-away you were some kinda druggie when I was a kid.

 

lol...

 

They're all seem to be talking about (american) ounces and eights now though.

 

Pints are also smaller here. Which is bullshit.

 

C has its advantages with science, and that's why all scientists use it.....even here. But to the average person F just makes more sense. 0 is fucking cold, and 100 is fucking hot. Boiling and melting points arent very helpful unless youre in a scientific setting. You can express smaller changes in temp without getting to decimals. And the smallest change in temp that can be felt by humans is exactly 1 degree f.

 

Well, I don't think they go by any measuring system here anymore to decide what a pint is but there is nothing more frustrating than the standard sized beer in the netherlands compared to the rest of Europe.

 

Are you sure if the average person is used to Celcius as well it wouldn't have the same advantages? After all I'm an average person, not a scientist in this department. And I really feel it couldn't be more handy for me (I am aware though this is because I am used to this one but same counts for the average people using F)

 

This is true. I read an article before that said F was easier to teach people. But I suppose that if you're already accustomed to one or the other it really wouldn't make any difference.

I don't see any advantages for C, just as you don't for F.

 

What's the standard size beer? Here its 12 ounces. People call it a pint but it's really not. You cannot fit a pint of beer in a "pint glass"

 

I have to guess. Hmm took a search anyway: At an event the standard glass of beer is I think 0,25 liter. That sounds not too far away from the 33 ml beer glass. In reality though I have to keep walking to the bar if they only pour those little ones.

 

I always thought 16 oz in a pint not 12.

The Us co-opted the 'pint' when micro-brews and started becoming popular
so we could sound cool and hip like those Europeans who have been drinking good beer for much longer than us.

Interestingly some Europeans drink beer in foots and yards.

 

Youre correct. However many places sell "pints" of beer that only contain 12 ounces. Go to the store and buy a "pint glass." It only holds 12 ounces.

 

Yep that and dimensional lumbers...a '2x4' measures 1.5"x3.5" and a 2x6,
1-1/2" x 5-1/2"

So fucking stupid and mis-leading


Any-who it's 38f here, I'm going outside to play! :2thumbsup:

 

I'm going for a walk as well. It's quite windy and chilly here outside but no frost so I would not dare to complain

 

I would love to know who calls a 12 oz beer a pint. I have never seen anyone call anything less than 15.7 a pint. And even if it is still wrong at least you can rationalize that they do it so you can fit the whole can in a real pint glass.

 

Heat wave at 36f.....