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Decimal day-fifty years ago today
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fat man on a moped said:There were public information films produced in preparation for changeover to decimal currency including one called 'Granny gets the point' that was shown quite often.
Wonder which famous footballer, now manager, has watched this?Granny Gets the Point (1971) - extract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rOzF3QpJcw
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Fluid ounces - what’s all that about?!SomervilleAddick said:
Yep. Feet, inches, miles, acres, pints, pounds, ounces and Fahrenheit.EastTerrace said:So the Yanks went decimal in 1792 but still use feet & inches for more things than us I believe. Do they use lbs and ounces?1 -
Not Bowyer, we never get a point 😢fat man on a moped said:There were public information films produced in preparation for changeover to decimal currency including one called 'Granny gets the point' that was shown quite often.
Wonder which famous footballer, now manager, has watched this?0 -
They are a measure of liquid volume. Whereas regular ounces are weight. There are 20 fl.ozs. to a pint. (Or 16 if you are in the USA. A US gallon is only around 80% of an Imperial gallon and their pints are smaller too obviously. Especially when they come with two inches of foam on the top.)se9addick said:
Fluid ounces - what’s all that about?!SomervilleAddick said:
Yep. Feet, inches, miles, acres, pints, pounds, ounces and Fahrenheit.EastTerrace said:So the Yanks went decimal in 1792 but still use feet & inches for more things than us I believe. Do they use lbs and ounces?0 -
I recall a time when items had a price label with both old and new money prices on them.0
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8 years old so apart from the pocket money looking weird cannot remember much more about it.
As for inflation, mum and dad bore the brunt of that... oh to be 8 years old again.0 -
I might be dreaming this but was it a Saturday and we played sheff utd at home?0
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Looking forward to a return to pounds shillings and pence Nigel should be all over this.2
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On Saturday 13th Feb we did play Sheff Utd at home & lost 2-0 [Bowyers fault],since then Sheff Utd have come good & also gone bad.lolwray said:I might be dreaming this but was it a Saturday and we played sheff utd at home?
https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1971-02-13
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Doris Hare - brilliant!clive said:fat man on a moped said:There were public information films produced in preparation for changeover to decimal currency including one called 'Granny gets the point' that was shown quite often.
Wonder which famous footballer, now manager, has watched this?Granny Gets the Point (1971) - extract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rOzF3QpJcw1 -
People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer0 -
If the Simpsons ruled the world would everything be in base 8.
The decimal system is a choice that's all.0 -
Not according to my neighbour's cat who only counts up to one!
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A binary cat! Interesting.seth plum said:Not according to my neighbour's cat who only counts up to one!1 -
Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.6 -
Fifteen bob to see Jimi Hendrix!0
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Same here mateSporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.0 -
Yes - me too.sunbury-addick said:
Same here mateSporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
Although I've got to the point where I instinctively know that 21c is 70f!0 - Sponsored links:
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It must belong to Schrodinger.soapy_jones said:
A binary cat! Interesting.seth plum said:Not according to my neighbour's cat who only counts up to one!1 -
This with bells on.SporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
We all knew it was "freezing" outside last week - how many said "oh look, its 30° outside". But we all know when the temperature hits the high 80's it's hot outside.0 -
-40 is -40, as I found out in Alberta one winter. One less thing to worry about.bobmunro said:
Yes - me too.sunbury-addick said:
Same here mateSporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
Although I've got to the point where I instinctively know that 21c is 70f!1 -
Be interesting to see what the US weather forecast uses - we know it will be fahrenheit for temperatures above freezing but do they quote for example -10c or 14f ?golfaddick said:
This with bells on.SporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
We all knew it was "freezing" outside last week - how many said "oh look, its 30° outside". But we all know when the temperature hits the high 80's it's hot outside.0 -
bobmunro said:
Be interesting to see what the US weather forecast uses - we know it will be fahrenheit for temperatures above freezing but do they quote for example -10c or 14f ?golfaddick said:
This with bells on.SporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
We all knew it was "freezing" outside last week - how many said "oh look, its 30° outside". But we all know when the temperature hits the high 80's it's hot outside.Here's a look at some of the temperatures this morning:
- Oklahoma City: -12 degrees, the coldest since 1899 and second coldest ever
- Dallas: -1 degrees, the coldest since 1930, and second coldest ever
- Houston: 13 degrees, the coldest since 1989
- San Antonio, Texas: 12 degrees, the coldest since 1989
- Little Rock, Arkansas: -1 degrees, the coldest since 1989
- Fayetteville, Arkansas: -20 degrees, the all-time coldest temperature
- Hastings, Nebraska: -30 degrees, the all-time coldest temperature
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So they do use fahrenheit consistently.0
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It appears sobobmunro said:So they do use fahrenheit consistently.
https://www.weatherwx.com/weather_maps/mapfetch.php?conditions=temperatures&name=america°rees=F
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Yes. Always Fahrenheit.bobmunro said:So they do use fahrenheit consistently.0 -
50years ago?
Is that 120years in old money?2 -
Weather is always centigrade Celsius. I have no appreciation of the conversion between the 2 when I've heard the temperature described as 'boiling, in the high nineties' nope. Means nixiesSporadicAddick said:Carter said:People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds
Houses are metric
Football is yards which is imperial isn't it
Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid
Speed is mph
Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer
What's the rule for weather?
When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)
When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)
I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
Tell me its 40 degrees though and straight away I'm in2
