John Bantin
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I wonder how many Scubaboard users are familiar with metric measurements (m, kg, litres, °C, bar, etc)? Obviously, everyone outside of the US now uses metric but how many American divers get it?
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That being said I think the US system of effective tank capacity is better than the European system of water capacity of the tank.
Given that I inherently disagree, care to elaborate? I'd like to learn the POV of those "on the other side"I think the US system of effective tank capacity is better than the European system of water capacity of the tank.
But cubic feet (really?) are just kinda weird.
It is a measurement of volume, just like the liter. It is just under the US scuba labeling scheme we label them by effective capacity.
So you know that a HP100 contains about the same amount of gas as a LP100. Where as under the European labeling they would be labeled as 12L and 15L (IIRC) respectively to find out their effective capacity you would need to find the working pressure and multiple that out.
Yes but calculating consumption is easierIt is a measurement of volume, just like the liter. It is just under the US scuba labeling scheme we label them by effective capacity.