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lazybloke
Ginger biscuits and cheddar
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I can't stand their cola, Fanta or Sprite drinks, but I might have an occasional Schweppes tonic in my gin.
And I think coca-cola own lots of bottled water brands too.
I don't mind an occasional pepsi.
markemark
Veteran
It works because the ratio of width to height is the square root of 2. A0 is 1m squared. From that all dimensions of all sizes can be worked out mathematically.
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Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
But what about the lost joy of old paper sizes.
That's a real Brexit bonus, we could go back to foolscap, quarto, Eagle, Elephant and so on
https://www.google.com/search?q=old...rome-mobile&ie=UTF-8&chrome_dse_attribution=1
And the even more exotic
https://baph.org.uk/resources/reference-material/old-english-paper-sizes/
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Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I don't think "An" paper sizes were a product of the EU?
The relevant standard has been in use in the UK since 1959 (originally a German DIN standard from 1921), and has been a UN standard since 1975.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
well no - it was years ago when I was an IT person and sorting out a printer
(which wasn;t my job but I tended to get involved in sorting out other people's problems far too often!)
but I was amazed at the time
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Oh - and if we are looking at units of measurement the we needs to mention the most sensible system of all
The FFF system (look it up)
personally I would like my bike to read speed in Angstroms per century
then just hope I get stopped and asked what speed I was doing!
The FFF system (look it up)
personally I would like my bike to read speed in Angstroms per century
then just hope I get stopped and asked what speed I was doing!
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
AFAIK, grain is still sold per Bushel in the USA. From Wikipedia: The old bushel is equal to 2 kennings, 4 pecks, or 8 dry gallons, and was used mostly for agricultural products, such as wheat. 1 Bushel is about 30kg but it's not clear if it differes (and how much) between different products
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
I had to look it up, and my first though when looking at the Wikipedia entry was "A firking isn't a unit of mass, it is a unit of volume".
Then I found the note at the end:
"The firkin of the FFF System is defined as the mass of an imperial firkin (9 imp gal) of water. The imperial gallon was originally defined as the volume of 10 lb of distilled water (weighed according to specific conditions). From this definition a density of 10 lb/imp gal is derived, giving the firkin of water a mass of 90 lb."
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
I used to be a programmer including system type stuff - on an operating system called VMS
There is a system parameter called TIMEPROMPTWAIT - and according to the manual it is measure in microfortnights
which I love!
chriswoody
Legendary Member
- Location
- Northern Germany
Outdoor equipment manufacturer Petzl are renowned for their clear and well designed instructions that come with their equipment:
Given it's the season, they also produce some good clear guidance for Santa in the execution of his duties:
Given it's the season, they also produce some good clear guidance for Santa in the execution of his duties:
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
What's so complicated about that???
bloomin' Europeans and their bloomin' Napoleonic rubbish!!!
