Kitchen Conversions
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@alexntg said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
Oh man, you Americans. Go metric! We did, and we've never looked back!! Cups and pints suck.
I agree. In school, we were taught primarily metric, as it would be the primary measurement system by when we got out of high school. Somehow that changeover didn't happen, and I"m left wondering how many teaspoons are in a gallon.
Really? I'm older than you and we weren't taught metric is school really (what is there to know?) but there was no concept that metric was ever coming down the pike nor have I heard anything to suggest that anyone is leaning that way since. I feel like metric has been even more eschewed in the years since then.
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Then there is....
American Pint: 16oz
British Pint: 20oz -
@scottalanmiller said:
Really? I'm older than you and we weren't taught metric is school really (what is there to know?) but there was no concept that metric was ever coming down the pike nor have I heard anything to suggest that anyone is leaning that way since. I feel like metric has been even more eschewed in the years since then.
That's because you're older than me, and the movement likely started after you. If you were younger than me and noticed the same thing, there would be a problem.
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@alexntg said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Really? I'm older than you and we weren't taught metric is school really (what is there to know?) but there was no concept that metric was ever coming down the pike nor have I heard anything to suggest that anyone is leaning that way since. I feel like metric has been even more eschewed in the years since then.
That's because you're older than me, and the movement likely started after you. If you were younger than me and noticed the same thing, there would be a problem.
There was a movement for it when I was little, like elementary school. By middle school it had been forgotten.
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@Minion-Queen said:
It's the whole being Dyslexic thing that gets me on that one (having to follow lines etc. drives me nuts)
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Very useful guide. I should put that into the kitchen.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Aren't you in England? Where Imperial units come from? And don't you still use pints there? I use pints when I am there.
For some reason, we still measure milk and draft beer in pints. Bottled beer is now metric. We also still use miles instead of kilometres. I don't know why we only partially went metric, probably to appease the traditionalists.
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And you drive on the left.... Argh.
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Handy, but not as handy as metric.
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@alexntg said:
@Carnival-Boy said:
Oh man, you Americans. Go metric! We did, and we've never looked back!! Cups and pints suck.
I agree. In school, we were taught primarily metric, as it would be the primary measurement system by when we got out of high school. Somehow that changeover didn't happen, and I"m left wondering how many teaspoons are in a gallon.
Although I agree metric is better, at least our measurements are absolute and don't change based on deterioration of molecules. Don't know what I'm talking about?
http://www.npl.co.uk/reference/faqs/where-and-how-is-the-uks-national-standard-kilogram-stored-(faq-mass-and-density)
The metric standard of mass is based on "a cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy" which has lost weight since it was first created.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112003322So despite the obvious and inherent superiority of the metric system... currently... ITS WRONG!!! HA HA HA
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They could always make a new one. A gram's 1 cc of water.
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It's not that the UK measure that is wrong, it is just not a consistent one. Who says weights can't change over time?
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@scottalanmiller said:
It's not that the UK measure that is wrong, it is just not a consistent one. Who says weights can't change over time?
Jesus did, Pslam 153:49 "One gram shall be one gram, no more, and no less, as it'll help me determine the amount of wine needed for everyone, one gram shall not change with age and shall be consistent"
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Scientists use the metric system, probably because the math is so much easier.
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@Minion-Queen said:
It's the whole being Dyslexic thing that gets me on that one (having to follow lines etc. drives me nuts)
