SeanQ
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jonnythan:No one got my "double it and add 30" joke
Note to self: If diving with jonnythan, double check metric conversions. When finished, check 30 more times.
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jonnythan:No one got my "double it and add 30" joke
cancun mark:the pressure at the bottom of the 1 meter water column with be 0.1 of an atmosphere.
Depends if you are talking gauge or absoluteJames Goddard:However, wouldn't this be 1.1 atmospheres?
Saw it, got it, just didnt LOL Its what most people do for temps to be roughly right, but you're right, you cant apply it to all metric situations.jonnythan:No one got my "double it and add 30" joke
Azza:How about making it easy this time
It's from Bob & Doug McKenzie. They did a whole audio skit on converting to metricsimbrooks:Saw it, got it, just didnt LOL Its what most people do for temps to be roughly right, but you're right, you cant apply it to all metric situations.
cancun mark:dude, they absolutely refuse to make anything easy for themselves. They insist on using a random selection of base 10, base 12, base 14 and a seriese of totally unrelated units of measurement with nonsensical variations fot he same measurement just for good measure. This is why the US will never be a true world leader like New Zealand...