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[Johnny Z]

Dino Might, on 01 June 2016 - 11:29 AM, said:

nautical mile - a distance equal to one minute of latitude
knot - a speed equal to one nautical mile per hour

knot is not derived from nautical, but rather from the system they used to use on ships to measure speed, essentially counting knots on a rope as it was thrown overboard behind the ship in a given time. The knots measured a set distance so you could tell how much rope you trailed in a given time.

They use this terminology for aircraft as well, usually just saying "miles" instead of "nautical miles" for short, because almost everyone uses nautical miles for aviation.

So which came first knot or naut? I almost put more smiley faces after the spelling mistake I almost made.

[DarthHias]

I can´t even.. this is still going on???

The beauty of having certain things at certain heights and the metric system can´t do that??

I´m German for christs sake, we have SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS FOR EVERYTHING.

Also "it´s funny guessing lenghts with your fingers... Just because one uses the metric system doesn´t mean he meassures everything. We also say "that might be about 5 centimeters"

Edit: metric system is not OP you steering wheel scrubs!!!! gitgud our Clan equipment measuring system has drawbacks as well, only because we are better at measuring our E-Peens stuff we always win!!

Edited by DarthHias, 01 June 2016 - 11:44 AM.

[Johnny Z]

DarthHias, on 01 June 2016 - 11:41 AM, said:

I can´t even.. this is still going on???

The beauty of having certain things at certain heights and the metric system can´t do that??

I´m German for christs sake, we have SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS FOR EVERYTHING.

Also "it´s funny guessing lenghts with your fingers... Just because one uses the metric system doesn´t mean he meassures everything. We also say "that might be about 5 centimeters"

Edit: metric system is not OP you steering wheel scrubs!!!! gitgud our Clan equipment measuring system has drawbacks as well, only because we are better at measuring our E-Peens stuff we always win!!

Don't brag. Just because you guys were not a part of the Pax Romana and survived the Dark Ages a lot better doesn't mean your smarter. Other people are smart to.

[Damocles]

US measurement should go the way of the Reichsmark

[Johnny Z]

Damocles, on 01 June 2016 - 11:54 AM, said:

US measurement should go the way of the Reichsmark

Enters the Greek sounding guy. *rolls eyes*

Let me guess, the only thing the Romans invented the Greeks didn't invent first was concrete.

Edited by Johnny Z, 01 June 2016 - 12:01 PM.

[DAYLEET]

SS4GOGETA, on 31 May 2016 - 02:14 PM, said:

The problem is I don't like Kilometers, I'm used to Miles for speed and Feet/Yards for distance. And if boxes of cinnamon toast crunch were used to measure distance in this game it wouldn't work out very well. And surely PGI's finances aren't that terrible. At least I hope not.

You might be nascaring but you arent doing lap with a chrono. When do you even find the time to look at your speedometer?

[Meathook]

Johnny Z, on 01 June 2016 - 11:32 AM, said:

So which came first knot or naut? I almost put more smiley faces after the spelling mistake I almost made.

nautilus(from the Latin form of the original Greek ναυτίλος, 'sailor')

Edited by Meathook, 01 June 2016 - 12:26 PM.

[dario03]

DONTOR, on 01 June 2016 - 08:53 AM, said:

Yep we use it, and were the most influential country in the world, maybe we're on to something.

Measure distance in boxes of cinnamon toast crunch LOL.

NASA just uses the metric system to be nice
Well that Cinnamon Toast Crunch wasn't invented until ~15 years after the moon landing.

Edited by dario03, 01 June 2016 - 12:35 PM.

[Tyler Durden]

SS4GOGETA, on 31 May 2016 - 02:17 PM, said:

Oh dear Battletech making Miles illegal. That's no fun.

Murican's use the Imperial system because we don't care to fit in and be a sheep like everybody else. And because MERICA that's why.

Speaking of farm animals, I presume you also prefer measuring volume in hogsheads as well. Specifically, it measures the volume of alcohol and tobacco. The best part about it is that the volume differs by the type of alcohol it is measuring. MURICA?

[DarthHias]

Johnny Z, on 01 June 2016 - 11:49 AM, said:

Don't brag. Just because you guys were not a part of the Pax Romana and survived the Dark Ages a lot better doesn't mean your smarter. Other people are smart to.

Just kidding mate

@dario #insert moon landing conspiracy theory

BTW I´m posting this after downing to glasses of Bavarian "Weißbier", which exactly sums up to one liter of real Beer for real men and real beerdrinking women. Damn I like women that enjoy a good beer. I should go to bed.

Enjoy:

Edited by DarthHias, 01 June 2016 - 01:48 PM.

[Dino Might]

We need to use furlongs per second, so we argue about FPS and confuse the heck out of everyone.

Speed, video game type, graphics card performance? What the heck are we arguing about?

[cazidin]

MODERATORS! I SUMMON THEE! BANISH THIS THREAD TO K-TOWN WHERE TERRIBLE IDEAS BELONG!

[Ryllen Kriel]

I think we can all agree that cubits are superior for most distance measuring situations.

[Pariah Devalis]

As an American...

Science uses the metric system, allowing the entire world to share scientific data simply, with no need to deal with clumsy conversions.
Most other nations in the entire world use the metric system.
The metric system is as easy as counting to ten. Literally. It's a system of 10. I mean... how hard is that?!
We've had decades to standardize with the rest of the world, not just because of standardization (which makes everything easier), but because metric makes logical sense.

Which the latter is probably why we have not switched to it. It makes too much damned sense for the average American to grasp. It must be just "too hard" to learn. Waa. Either that, or we just want to be special snowflakes when, news flash, we're still just people living on this planet with other people, and it makes no damned sense whatsoever to make communication across borders harder than it needs to be.


Let alone in the space future, with space nations, across lightyears of space... space.

Edit:

Earlier I stated aviation uses metric internationally. On further consideration, that isn't entirely accurate, and I removed it from the above post. In fact, aviation is an absolute clusterfrak. It's also a good example of why standardization works.

We use metric for temperature calculations, imperial feet for altitude, and knots for speed. All of which is all over the board. HOWEVER, because it is standardized internationally as what is used in aviation, no matter where you go in the world the calculations, speeds, and altitudes are understood. Standardization keeps things sane and, as a result, safe.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 02 June 2016 - 02:42 PM.

[Moldur]

Pariah Devalis, on 02 June 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

As an American...

Science uses the metric system, allowing the entire world to share scientific data simply, with no need to deal with clumsy conversions.
Most other nations in the entire world use the metric system.
The metric system is as easy as counting to ten. Literally. It's a system of 10. I mean... how hard is that?!
We've had decades to standardize with the rest of the world, not just because of standardization (which makes everything easier), but because metric makes logical sense.

Which the latter is probably why we have not switched to it. It makes too much damned sense for the average American to grasp. It must be just "too hard" to learn. Waa. Either that, or we just want to be special snowflakes when, news flash, we're still just people living on this planet with other people, and it makes no damned sense whatsoever to make communication across borders harder than it needs to be.


Let alone in the space future, with space nations, across lightyears of space... space.

Edit:

Earlier I stated aviation uses metric internationally. On further consideration, that isn't entirely accurate, and I removed it from the above post. In fact, aviation is an absolute clusterfrak. It's also a good example of why standardization works.

We use metric for temperature calculations, imperial feet for altitude, and knots for speed. All of which is all over the board. HOWEVER, because it is standardized internationally as what is used in aviation, no matter where you go in the world the calculations, speeds, and altitudes are understood. Standardization keeps things sane and, as a result, safe.

As a fellow U.S. American, I did learn the metric system in school. I also learned the imperial system. You're not wrong with the first part, or the last part, or the space thing. Not everything is standardized even though we've had a lot of time. Therein lies the dilemma. A lot of things are in metric, but whether it be metric or imperial is not standardized among all disciplines here. Plus, everything that lasts, like furniture, cars, and buildings from back when are probably using imperial. Because of this, it is important to keep a toolbox (in a literal as well as figurative sense) for imperial measurements as well as metric, because I don't know if that car, nerf gun, fence, table, etc. is imperial or metric.

I think of it kind of like how the official and spoken language of a place may be different. Belize, for example, has English as the official language, but there are a plethora of different spoken languages as well.

[Funkin Disher]

The Imperial system is LosTech mate.

Edited by Funkin Disher, 02 June 2016 - 06:08 PM.

[Evil Rat Bastard]

Merica? What is this country you speak of? Where's it at on the globe? Why are they so ignorant they think that everyone else should adapt to what they want and not the other way?

I'm usually proud of my service to the United States of America, then I see some of the idiocy that I protected...

[vocifer]

Roadkill, on 31 May 2016 - 02:35 PM, said:

C: 0 = it's cold outside, 100 = dead

Nope

Spoiler

How about this:
C: <0 = water freezes, >100 = water evaporates
Useful huh?

[vocifer]

dario03, on 01 June 2016 - 12:34 PM, said:

NASA just uses the metric system to be nice

That actually explains you why BT is in metric system. Because it mostly consists of things outside Terra.



PS: BTW the only thing that keeps US from switching to metric system is money. Just imagine how many things you'll need to replace (roadsigns etc.). And it's not because the imp. system is better.

Edited by vocifer, 02 June 2016 - 10:13 PM.

[LordNothing]

dont ask for stupid things. pgi will implement it and waste resources they could have used to make the game better.