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|    Wilfred van Velzen to Jay Harris    |
|    Re: Measuring Stuff in Canada    |
|    14 Sep 21 15:21:46    |
      MSGID: 2:460/256 0000029f       REPLY: 1:229/664 7401038b       PID: tg_BBS_v0.7.1       TZUTC: 0300       CHRS: CP866 2       TGUID: 202096118       REPLYTO 2:460/256 202096118       RealName: Wilfred van Velzen 2:280/464        JH> On 14 Sep 2021, Wilfred van Velzen said the following...        JH>         JH> Oh, that's a whole conversation unto itself. It depends on what you're       measuring. We buy gas by the litre and drive in KM/h, but body weight is in       pounds, our height is in feet & inches yet Toronto is about 100km from my       location. Air temperature outside is in celsius but water/pool temperature is       in fahrenheit. Most recipes are in cups, table/teaspons and our ovens are       also in fahrenheit.        JH> Someone on Reddit made a flowchart that I think sums it up nicely:        JH> https://bit.ly/3CdJNh0        JH> Jay        JH> ... Committees: A group that takes minutes and wastes hours.              You must be confused all the time... Can you teach that to your children? ?       --- tg BBS v0.7.1        * Origin: Fido by Telegram BBS from Stas Mishchenkov (2:460/256)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 129/305 153/757 218/840 221/1 6 229/426 428 450 664       SEEN-BY: 229/700 280/464 282/1038 301/1 322/757 335/364 460/58 256       SEEN-BY: 460/777 1124 5858 770/1 4500/1 5054/30       PATH: 460/256 58 221/6 229/664 426           |
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