2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

[Chargeride]

They based the metre on a millionth of the pole to equator...yeah right....
We need something larger than the yard, because we are French

And now the yard is officially 0.9144m which is ironically close to the Euro at 0.88 pounds.

 

[RabH]

Britain is metric

All of our road signs are in miles, not km...

 

[dodgeman]

I’m a retired land surveyor. Believe it or not there is a US Survey Foot and an International Foot. The difference is very small but when converting large metric numbers to feet it becomes important. Then there is chains, rods and varas.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

The beauty of metric and especially SI units comes into full view when you're doing scientific and engineering calculations.

Like the calculations underlying your ebike and cell phone. Be happy that some people are willing to leave quaint old units behind for units that actually make sense in the modern world.

I often use miles, feet, and pounds in my posts because I'm immersed in them here in the US. But I've worked in SI most of my life. And if I were king of the world, the whole world would be SI starting today.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

All of our road signs are in miles, not km...

Do you express your body height in ft in or cm?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

They based the metre on a millionth of the pole to equator...yeah right....
We need something larger than the yard, because we are French

And now the yard is officially 0.9144m which is ironically close to the Euro at 0.88 pounds.

What is the definition of yard?

 

[Chargeride]

The kings arm I believe, clearly more scientific.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The kings arm I believe, clearly more scientific.

Funny to think the U.S. Customary Units are all defined by metric references Like "what is an inch? Well, it's 25.4 mm"

 

[Chargeride]

The beauty of metric and especially SI units comes into full view when you're doing scientific and engineering calculations.

Like the calculations underlying your ebike and cell phone. Be happy that some people are willing to leave quaint old units behind for units that actually make sense in the modern world.

I often use miles, feet, and pounds in my posts because I'm immersed in them here in the US. But I've worked in SI most of my life. And if I were king of the world, the whole world would be SI starting today.

Interesting, how do you attach the onions to your bicyclette Jerome'

 

[Chargeride]

Funny to think the U.S. Customary Units are all defined by metric references Like "what is an inch? Well, it's 25.4 mm"

you have to be careful give them 25.4 mm and they will take 1609.344 metres.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

you have to be careful give them 25.4 mm and they will take 1609.344 metres.

How many inches are in the mile, exactly?
Sometimes, I have a funny thought after riding for 25.4 km: I made a million inches!

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Interesting, how do you attach the onions to your bicyclette Jerome'

I don't associate SI units with the French. Problem solved. Jokes aside, generalizations based on nationality are just silly.

Onions and I no longer see eye to eye. Failure to avoid them on my part is NOT a victimless crime.

 

[Chargeride]

Nasa moon lander computers used metric internally but displayed in Imperial because they are gentleman of a certain class would would not divulge a ladies profession.

 

[DaveMatthews]

What is the definition of yard?

It's either at the back or the front (or both) of a property...

 

[Mulezen]

The tower at Ramsbottom is to honour Robert Peel, the guy who basically created the modern police and gave the name Bobbies we still use today.

Haven’t I heard the term “Peelers”, maybe in song

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I only wonder why the U.S. pint is a way smaller than the British one