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AWOL · 12-17-2010 09:47 PM

I'm surprised americans don't tell the time by <hour : second : minute>. Defend your moronic conventions all you want, you're fucking doing it wrong.

Also, Fahrenheit was just plain stupid. Basing a method of telling the temperature around a salt-water concoction which is annoyingly hard to mix, rather than the easier and more helpful actual fucking water? Dumbass.

And at least the meter actually represents something, and it's subsidiaries (cm, mm, km) are based on fucking reason (as opposed to, say, feet, yards, inches).

/rant.

psychopath · 12-17-2010 09:49 PM

And I hate how they pronounce the R at the end of everything lol

The Desert Fox · 12-17-2010 09:51 PM

Tough luck, pal. It's how I know measurements and shit, and it's how I use it. Roighto then.

psychopath · 12-17-2010 09:52 PM

The Desert Fox Wrote:Tough luck, pal. It's how I know measurements and shit, and it's how I use it. Roighto then.

BUT ITS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111

The Desert Fox · 12-17-2010 09:53 PM

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

psychopath · 12-17-2010 09:54 PM

ZOMG!!!

AWOL · 12-17-2010 10:03 PM

It's terribly, terribly wrong.

I mean shit. Teach yourself Metric, Celsius, and the date format everyone else in the world uses.

The Desert Fox · 12-17-2010 10:08 PM

I do declare old chap that it is spelled colouauoaur.

AWOL · 12-17-2010 10:27 PM

See? Crazy Americunts.

Faby · 12-17-2010 10:55 PM

How does one measure a foot anyway?

Do they stick their feet out and add them up? But wait, people vary in their foot sizes, lol.

The Desert Fox · 12-17-2010 11:29 PM

Faby Wrote:How does one measure a foot anyway?

Do they stick their feet out and add them up? But wait, people vary in their foot sizes, lol.

lolwut, is this a troll post or legitimately wondering?

Faby · 12-17-2010 11:30 PM

A bit of both, really.

The Desert Fox · 12-17-2010 11:31 PM

1 foot = 12 inches

AWOL · 12-18-2010 12:46 AM

And the basis of an inch is what, exactly? A digit?

Sanjuro · 12-18-2010 01:30 AM

Metric just makes life easier, we had to waste so much time in maths trying to memorize all these BS formulas for outmoded ways to measure things.

aaaaaaasd · 12-18-2010 01:33 AM

THE METRIC SYSTEM IS THE TOOL OF THE DEVIL

MY CAR DOES 30 RUNS TO THE HOGS HEAD

AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT

Prince Rilian · 12-18-2010 01:47 AM

:(

but it makes sense to put the month first.

aaaaaaasd · 12-18-2010 01:49 AM

Uh, no it doesn't. How does it make sense to put the month first?

Prince Rilian · 12-18-2010 01:59 AM

ProfessorVonStrangle Wrote:Uh, no it doesn't. How does it make sense to put the month first?

Because it gives you more important information first.
"When are you moving?"
"The 4th."
"of this month?"
"No, of august."
"... You're stupid, I don't wanna be friends with you anymore."

vs.

"When are you moving?"
"August."
"OH NOES I GAA MISSSS YOUUUU!"
-as august approaches- "So what day in august?"
"The 4th."
" :waah: "

aaaaaaasd · 12-18-2010 02:02 AM

Prince Rilian Wrote:"When are you moving?"
"The 4th."
"of this month?"
"No, of august."
"... You're stupid, I don't wanna be friends with you anymore."

solution

GET BETTER FRIENDS

Prince Rilian · 12-18-2010 02:08 AM

It makes sense to start with the bigger one and narrow down.
up to a certain point. Years are too big, that's why they go at the end.
But if someone asks when were you born you say the year first.
like "1993. July 3rd."

And the time would be m:s:h, not h:s:m.

And you dumb people who say day, month, year, why don't you also say second:minute:hour? hmmm????

Faby · 12-18-2010 02:09 AM

Rilian is American; therefore, I say we ignore him.

Tomorrow is 18.XII.2010. Deal with it.

AWOL · 12-18-2010 02:10 AM

What, do you have a problem with saying 'the fourth of August'? If you say 'the fourth' people assume it's 'the next instance of 4th on the calendar'.

Smallest unit - medium unit - largest unit

DD/MM/YYYY

As opposed to medium unit - smallest unit - largest unit

MM/DD/YYYY

Doesn't make an ounce of sense.

The Desert Fox · 12-18-2010 02:21 AM

If the person knows what you mean, who the fuck cares?

AWOL · 12-18-2010 02:33 AM

Men of science care, boy.

Prince Rilian · 12-18-2010 02:36 AM

It makes sense to me.
day month year is always jarring.
And I hate it when you can't tell like with "3-4-09".

Prince Rilian · 12-18-2010 02:37 AM

Faby Wrote:Rilian is American; therefore, I say we ignore him.

just for that, I'm putting you on ignore. Now I don't have to read your bullshit anymore!

Quote:Tomorrow is 18.XII.2010. Deal with it.

Yeah, that's true. Tomorrow is 12-18-10. Yes

The Desert Fox · 12-18-2010 02:37 AM

AWOL Wrote:Men of science care, boy.

I guess top men will have to have a look at this.

Top...

...men.

AWOL · 12-18-2010 02:44 AM

Prince Rilian Wrote:
Faby Wrote:Rilian is American; therefore, I say we ignore him.
just for that, I'm putting you on ignore. Now I don't have to read your bullshit anymore!

Quote:Tomorrow is 18.XII.2010. Deal with it.
Yeah, that's true. Tomorrow is 18-12-10.

Fix'd that for ya.

aaaaaaasd · 12-18-2010 02:53 AM

Prince Rilian Wrote:
Faby Wrote:Rilian is American; therefore, I say we ignore him.
just for that, I'm putting you on ignore. Now I don't have to read your bullshit anymore!

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