The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

5281

In Japan, cars are similar to Duke's European car picture above. My current golf cart shows km/h and... Well, that's it because it's a stupid little thing with no options on it. The gas is doled out in liters from the gas stations, but my car doesn't show how many liters it's carrying.

*bonus: if comments were feet, we have just eclipsed one mile.

[astronelson 339]

5282.

I have seen no button to change it to miles, and can think of no reason why such an option would exist in a country that uses metric and is completely surrounded by water, beyond which is other countries that use metric. In fact, the only three countries that would have a need for a "miles" setting are Burma, Liberia, and the USA. Every other country in the world uses metric.

[RipRap 4,400]

5283

One of the strangest days on chat ever...

[Frdm920 50]

5284

2 hours to kill at uni woo...

[astronelson 339]

5285.

Four assignments to do right now. Most are due next week.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5286)

In fact, the only three countries that would have a need for a "miles" setting are Burma, Liberia, and the USA. Every other country in the world uses metric.

Also the UK. They're gradually accepting metric but they still use miles and mph on their roads.

And it would make sense for countries adjacent to mile users to have the option (speedometers primarily in kph and secondarily in mph may be found in Canada and Ireland)

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

5287

So... What's a good snack for before bedtime?

[Larks2242 251]

5288.

I like raw Expresso beans.

[astronelson 339]

5289

In fact, the only three countries that would have a need for a "miles" setting are Burma, Liberia, and the USA. Every other country in the world uses metric.

Also the UK. They're gradually accepting metric but they still use miles and mph on their roads.

There was a plan to change all the signs over to metric, but it would have to be done all at once and there are 2 million signs to change. It was dropped on account of cost.

The mile, yard, foot, inch, pint, and troy ounce are the only imperial units permitted to be used in the economic, public health and safety, and administrative sectors, and they are legally defined in terms of metric units. The only goods not permitted to be sold in metric units alone are draught beer and cider, which must be sold in either 1/3 pint or multiples of 1/2 pint.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5290)

There was a plan to change all the signs over to metric, but it would have to be done all at once and there are 2 million signs to change. It was dropped on account of cost.

The UK has this problem because their speed limit signs use exactly the same design as the rest of the speed limt signs in the world outside of North America, just in mph rather than kph. So, yeah, unless they wanted to come up with a new design, they would have to change all the signs at once and be sure to remind people of the change constantly.

In the US, it's interesting. The 2003 MUTCD started listing dimensions and whatnot primarily in meters or milimeters and secondarily in feet and inches, and also included provisions for metric signage:

With these separate standards, one could reasonably switch gradually (start posting both, then start removing the mph versions). But, in the 2009 MUTCD, they went back to just using feet and inches and dropped all the metric signage standards. Why? Because the engineering community accepted the metric halfheartedly at best and the state and municipal governments didn't accept it at all. I know of no metric speed limit signs like the one depicted that were actually made and put up anywhere.

  Edited August 18, 2011 by Duke87  

[RipRap 4,400]

5291

Wow, my mom wouldn't give me that laptop computer!

[Larks2242 251]

5292.

Slow day.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5293)

Indeed!

[astronelson 339]

5294.

I've been out all day, and expected more posts here than this.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

5295

Yeah, sometimes when I get on after I wake up we're on the next page, and then when I'm online before I go to bed (like now) we've hit another new one. Oh well. I really didn't feel I had anything to add to the whole km/mi speedo thing.

[Vahr 341]

5296

*lurks in the shadows*

[astronelson 339]

5297.

*Shines a light into the shadows*

[Larks2242 251]

5298.

We get enough of this in chat

[RipRap 4,400]

5299

Nothing really happening, except for magazine ads and articles

[Duke87 1,070]

(5300)

Oh look, a weekend!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

5301

Justin Verlander, American Hero. Whoever plays the Tigers in the ALDS may have to face him twice.

[RipRap 4,400]

5302

Changed my Signature...

[Larks2242 251]

5303.

Oh look, a weekend!

Like it is anything new

[Jelendria 3]

5304

My friend's birthday is tomorrow!

[Ocram's Razr 963]

5305

Thank you! Happy Birthday to Me!

BTW, are you going to my 2 decade birthday party? I was planning on buying a Cold Stone cake.

15305

[astronelson 339]

5306/5276

We seem to have lost an entire page somewhere.

EDIT: Yeah, it seems precisely 30 separate posts have gone missing, rather than a full page just dropping out.

[Vahr 341]

5307?

Sorting this out... please stand by.

EDIT: Please continue along the regular number track (so next post is 5308). Posts will be restored slowly.

[Duke87 1,070]

(5308)

And now there are 29 posts missing.

Please tell me this can be fixed...

[astronelson 339]

5309.

It's undergoing restoration.

On the topic of restoration:

[Jamesrules90 133]

5310

I would query your taste in music and videos but baring in mind what I listen too and watch I don't think I can really talk.