Americans And Metric Measurements ?

[BOR]

A dumb, lumpen question from me I'm afraid, but would Americans expect to see weights described in Kg or lbs ?

Thanks very much.

[Tom_C76]

lbs. And measure in feet and inches too.

[Eric Mc]

They can handle both but are easily confused - ask NASA

[Parrot of Doom]

Remember that some US measurements are slightly different from UK measurements, the gallon is a case in point.

[Graham E]

Parrot of Doom said:

Remember that some US measurements are slightly different from UK measurements, the gallon is a case in point.

Also, "large" over here is a mere happy meal over there. And the "pound saver menu" is only a dollar, which was effectively sausage McMuffins for 50 pee.

HTH

[BOR]

Thans very much (y') all.

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Exhaust Manifold or Exhaust Headers ?

[stifler]

Manifold
Pavement
Boot
Bonnet
Petrol
Lorry

You're welcome.

[redtwin]

"Exhaust Manifold or Exhaust Headers ?"

Depends.

Headers usually refer to aftermarket items with individual pipes or branches. If its the usual plenum as fitted as standard then those are called manifolds.

[Chris71]

Goddamit.... feet, inches, pounds. Who gave them all these funny measurements?

[pits]

Eric Mc said:

They can handle both but are easily confused - ask NASA

• sniggers

[Dogwatch]

At least a Tonne and a Ton are pretty much the same thing. If either landed on your foot you wouldn't notice the 40lb difference!

Annoys me how some of the voice-overs on TV documentaries switch from Metric to Imperial and back again - sometimes almost in the same breath. And the tangle Mythbusters gets into is ridiculous.

[mechsympathy]

Parrot of Doom said:

Remember that some US measurements are slightly different from UK measurements, the gallon is a case in point.

A gallon is 8 pints in both cases, but the US pint is smaller (16floz as opposed to 20)

[/pedant]

[chim666]

Parrot of Doom said:

Remember that some US measurements are slightly different from UK measurements, the gallon is a case in point.

Percentage is different too

I recall buying a pair of jeans in the USA several years ago whilst there on a training course, and the shop assistant said "We get a lot of people from the UK in here"

"That's because we have to pay 17.5% tax in the UK" I said.

"Seventeen percent???" she asked in suprise...."Is that the same as American percent?"

Edited by chim666 on Tuesday 7th July 11:31

[pits]

mechsympathy said:

Parrot of Doom said:

Remember that some US measurements are slightly different from UK measurements, the gallon is a case in point.

A gallon is 8 pints in both cases, but the US pint is smaller (16floz as opposed to 20)

[/pedant]

Which is why I always complain when you ask for a pint of Coke in a pub and they give you a 16floz glass, and then get upset with me because I then point out I asked for a pint of Coke, a British pint of Coke not an American pint of coke, there is a 4 floz difference

stifler said:

Boot

Also not to be confused with a Canadian saying "about"

[tinman0]

stifler said:

Manifold
Pavement
Boot
Bonnet
Petrol
Lorry

Car Park

Can't believe I say "parking lot" more often than not now.

[Tyre Smoke]

Eric Mc said:

They can handle both but are easily confused - ask NASA

You've um, lost me there Eric. I'm probably being incredibly dim, but would you explain please?

[BiggusLaddus]

mechsympathy said:

Parrot of Doom said:

Remember that some US measurements are slightly different from UK measurements, the gallon is a case in point.

A gallon is 8 pints in both cases, but the US pint is smaller (16floz as opposed to 20)

[/pedant]

But isn't their fl.oz slightly larger than ours aswell to further complicate it?

[pits]

Tyre Smoke said:

Eric Mc said:

They can handle both but are easily confused - ask NASA

You've um, lost me there Eric. I'm probably being incredibly dim, but would you explain please?

Nasa used both metric and imperial on one of there shuttles, needless to say it never got to Mars, will see if I can dig up some info

ETA: Here we go, they lost a 125 million US dollar Mars orbiter, or a 77.1 million British pounds, Mars orbiter, due to Nasa using the Metric system, and Lockheed Martin using Imperial
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric....

Edited by pits on Tuesday 7th July 12:11

[Tyre Smoke]

Thanks pits!

[stifler]

tinman0 said:

stifler said:

Manifold
Pavement
Boot
Bonnet
Petrol
Lorry

Car Park

Can't believe I say "parking lot" more often than not now.

That is a bad habit. Go and see Max Mosley for your punishment.