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De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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Depends who's you used...What was wrong with Cubits?
Depends who's you used...What was wrong with Cubits?
4 black jacks for a penny.I got a half crown for pocket money
To 90% of the world's population, the marathon is 42.2km.The marathon is 26 miles 385 yards.
I've noticed a lot of cyclists in Britain talking about distances in kilometres.
Why?
Our roads and cars and stuff is all in miles. I know how far apart places are in miles. So why not use miles on your bike?
Couldn't be because kms give you bigger, more impressive numbers could it? Nah, cyclists ain't that shallow...
But seriously, why?
"The organisers of the first modern Olympic Games, held in Athens in 1896, devised the marathon race over 40km to celebrate the achievements of Ancient Greece.To 90% of the world's population, the marathon is 42.2km.
It baffles me that we're still stuck with imperial units, when schools have exclusively taught metric for decades. My Mrs insists in using miles, but has no idea how many yards constitute a mile
You forgot the monster that is Myanmar.Well it has really, hasn't it - except for the USA. Oh and some little countries like Liberia and the UK
Do what they did in Ireland, the figures stayed the same on the signs, only the units used were changed.I agree why km when our cars and road signs are in mph don’t get me wrong I’m not some kind of brexit nutter but we measure in imperial not metric, when I’m in Europe I switch because the road signs are, why would you not pick the default for the country you’re in, doesn’t make sense to me.
also weight myself in stone, lbs and ounces, height in feet and inches because we haven’t changed
I quite agree, it is easier to think in miles when in the UK, but if you go foreign it can be a struggle doing the conversions in your head when referring to local road signs and maps. Which is why I have two computers on my touring bike, these are quite cheap and save me from a lot of mental arithmetic.This is not meant to be a 'which is better' type thread. I'm just curious.
For me, it just seems easier to think in miles.
A typical UK map produced by the UK's world-respected national mapping organisation, and used by UK cyclists. Distances measured in kms, elevation in metres...
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If I understand it correctly, we are supposed to translate the kms and metres back into miles and feet in case we ever see a road sign that we don't need to use, or talk to someone who has a curious emotional bond with an antiquated system of units that never made sense from the time it was introduced...
Noah'sDepends who's you used...
I'm with you there, L for Little, Light or Large?, and when did it become an LGV?
Maybe it’s a longing to still be part of the EU!I’m intrigued by those above who think using km makes things sound impressive. Why do you think this?
A typical UK map produced by the UK's world-respected national mapping organisation, and used by UK cyclists. Distances measured in kms, elevation in metres...
View attachment 566991
If I understand it correctly, we are supposed to translate the kms and metres back into miles and feet in case we ever see a road sign that we don't need to use, or talk to someone who has a curious emotional bond with an antiquated system of units that never made sense from the time it was introduced...