peterb
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Would that make a hundredth of a foot a centipede?
Decimal Feet
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stephenh
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decimal foot = 11 and 13/16th inches = metrical foot = iamb ????
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jrt
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How about the obscure French system where they divided a right angle by 100 and called them grades. 400 grades to a circle. Incidently this why we measure temperature in Celcius not centigrade anymore.
guernseyman
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Technically 'centigrade' is a generic term for a temperature scale with one hundred degrees in the interval between the freezing and boiling points of water. Celsius is a particular centigrade scale in which the freezing point is zero degrees.
So we are still using a centigrade scale, but called correctly Celsius.
So we are still using a centigrade scale, but called correctly Celsius.
Sans Bateau
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Not many years ago, probably still some on the road, there were coaches with metric (nut and bolts) body, AF chassis and Whitworth engine! Good old Leyland!
Sans Bateau
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My feet are a foot long (size 9). I use them for measuring without a tape. If the distance is longer a stride is a yard.
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My feet are a foot long (size 9). I use them for measuring without a tape. If the distance is longer a stride is a yard.
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tcm
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long willys
oh, loads of people have willy well over a foot long i reckon, judging by the number of urinals that are fixed to the wall at a much lower level.
oh, loads of people have willy well over a foot long i reckon, judging by the number of urinals that are fixed to the wall at a much lower level.
PCUK
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Plumbing uses both metric and imperial, but ne're the twain shall meet if you've ever tried putting them together without an adapter.
Sailfree
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I was in France last weekend and really surprised to pick up a ball joint marked 3/4". How come the continent accepted imperial pipe sizes and threads?
