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JesseBlue 08-01-2013 04:32 PM
i think they whole concept is stupid...they should start using the metric system just like (majority) rest of the world...

Gridlock 08-01-2013 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by JesseBlue (Post 8293334)
i think they whole concept is stupid...they should start using the metric system just like (majority) rest of the world...
Ha!

Metric.

Where does water boil? 100 degrees. Freeze? zero. What's a kilometer divided by 2? 500 meters. By 2 again? 250 meters. Again? 125...75...37.5...18.75..9.375 or 9 meters and 37.5 centimeters which can be divided into any amount you want, and is more accurate than the measuring tape. What's your system?

Imperial.

boil? not sure. Some arbitrary number. Freeze? dunno. 1/2 mile. 1/4 mile 1/8 mile. I don't know. Screw it. Fuck off!

I can walk and measure in feet, so our system is better.

essel 08-01-2013 05:26 PM
It was always annoying converting from mpg to L/100km, which I can visualize better..

4444 08-01-2013 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Soundy (Post 8293319)
Regardless of how the two are PERCEIVED, mathematically mpg and gpm are direct inverses of each other and the relationship between the two will always be the same.

The real problem is, people aren't taught to THINK anymore, so they have to have information like this spoon-fed to them like they're mindless idiots.
THIS!

hk20000 08-03-2013 07:15 PM
THAT. But why do you want to make the average consumer THINK? THIS IS MURICA!

punkwax 08-03-2013 07:59 PM
http://forums.watchuseek.com/attachm...hink-cheez.jpg

Timpo 08-03-2013 11:20 PM
in Japan they use km/L

JDM Rulez

Timpo 08-03-2013 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Nodnarb (Post 8294441)
hey isn't that a same guy from 'English, mother fucker. Do you speak it?'

Jmac 08-03-2013 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Timpo (Post 8294544)
hey isn't that a same guy from 'English, mother fucker. Do you speak it?'
http://plurk.hellfroze.net/ochiba/vi...ure_if_srs.jpg

I think volume/distance (How much will it cost to get from A to B?) is more relevant today than distance/volume (How far can I go on a tank of gas?).

Very few people are concerned with planning where to stop for gas on cross-country trips. Many people are concerned with how much the trip will cost.

Soundy 08-04-2013 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Jmac (Post 8294572)
http://plurk.hellfroze.net/ochiba/vi...ure_if_srs.jpg

I think volume/distance (How much will it cost to get from A to B?) is more relevant today than distance/volume (How far can I go on a tank of gas?).

Very few people are concerned with planning where to stop for gas on cross-country trips. Many people are concerned with how much the trip will cost.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...%20serious.jpg
This is exactly what I'm talking about: it's fucking simple math: if your car gets 20mpg, then going 100 miles will take you 5 gallons. 100 miles, divided by 20 miles per gallon, equals 5 gallons. Easy, see?

If you're trying to figure out how much it will COST, you're doing the SAME FUCKING MATH anyway, figuring dollars per volume per distance.

:facepalm:


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