Bargains on ebay? (Part 2)

[Macca]

I just did a quick conversion (in my head) and without checking I'm going to say a bit shy of 4 miles.

3.85 miles.

In miles we not only can easily visualise how far it is but also easily estimate how long it will take to cover the distance. Metres or kilometres and it's time to do some maths first.

[Barry]

Despite the speedometer in most cars having dual scales: miles/hour and km/hour (the latter being a bit of a 'bastard' unit), all odometers display the total mileage done by the car in miles. Perhaps it is different in the EU and elsewhere, except for the US.

I heard that when the US were considering going metric they looked to see how easy it would be to convert. There were two reasons why it didn't happen: the general public didn't like the idea, but more importantly it would have cost too much for the US manufacturing .industry to convert.

The UK should have converted after the war: there were so many changes going on at the time, one more wouldn't have made much difference. We didn't metrify(?) our currency until the '70s, and that was achieved with little fuss. However to alter all the signage on roads and motorways would cost a fortune, so that is not going to happen anytime soon.

I'm 1.7m in height; it says so in my old-style black British passport.

[Barry]

3.85 miles.

In miles we not only can easily visualise how far it is but also easily estimate how long it will take to cover the distance. Metres or kilometres and it's time to do some maths first.

I doubt if the Europeans have any difficulty: it's what you are brought up with knowing.

[Macca]

I doubt if the Europeans have any difficulty: it's what you are brought up with knowing.

Exactly my point.

[Alex_UK]

One of the best AoS thread drifts in a very long time!

I’m off to listen to The Proclaimers new remake, 804.672 Kilometres.

[Macca]

lol.

[Pigmy Pony]

Ok, to get back on track, this converts miles to kilometres, it's on Ebay, and a bit of a bargain

[willbewill]

I was doing my apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery when we finally 'went metric' in UK - so I can work and think in either Imperial or metric, or, as I often do, a mix of both together depending on what fits best

[Barry]

Ok, to get back on track, this converts miles to kilometres, it's on Ebay, and a bit of a bargain

That is like our kitchen scales: displays both kg and lb weight. The digital display on the bathroom scales are switched to kg.

[Macca]

Made in West Germany! You don't see that any more, or 'Made in Yugoslavia' either.