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[centrifuge]

Well, unless your a scientist there is no real need for Kelvin in the US.

In addition, many people here don't understand the celsius temp. scale either, Since we use the oh so inadequate farenheit system.

Now convert Farenheit to Celsius, that's a bit trickier

[J Bytheway]

Originally posted by centrifuge
Now convert Farenheit to Celsius, that's a bit trickier

Fortunately, we're not so foolish as to use Farenheit, so we don't need to convert it .

Of course, that's not really true. Every time I'm reading a book by an American author and a temperature is mentioned I get very confused (They complain that it's 105 degrees and I think "What? Their blood should be boiling!"). At least with most measurements you are forced to say what unit you're using but with Farenheit and Celsius you can get away with just "degrees".

I do remember noticing that the Tomb Raider IV demo was not of part of the real game - I didn't realise that they had claimed that it was.

[child of Thor]

[lie]outside my cave in wales i use seaweed to determine the temp

[true]my head hurts when i have to convert Farenheit into Celsius, and i only end up with a best guess(hot/warm/cold) why can't everyone just drive on the left side of the road?

[The Big Mc]

Originally posted by J Bytheway
I do remember noticing that the Tomb Raider IV demo was not of part of the real game - I didn't realise that they had claimed that it was.

well the mag i got it of did

[The Big Mc]

Silly Americans they claim to put a man on the moon but can’t show us pics of the landing site as it looks today

[Locutus]

Originally posted by child of Thor
why can't everyone just drive on the left side of the road?

Well, the right side of the road isn't called the right side without reason

[The Big Mc]

yes but you cant fight off heavily armed space mutants driving on the other side easy like we can in Great Britain

[centrifuge]

Well, one thing is for certain, You silly euros (and most of the rest of the world) have one major thing over the US:

the metric system is heads and tails adove the antiquated measurement systems that the U.S. uses. It is so much less mind boggling to use.

I mean 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter, 1000 milliliters in a liter, is so much easier than 16 ounces in a pound, 8 fluid ounces in a cup, 4 cups in a quart, 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard etc. etc.

The fact is that the US tried a gradual switch to the metric system back in the 70's and failed miserably. My assumption is that people were just having a hard time with the conversions (kilometers to miles etc.), and because of that gave up on it without realizing the many benefits that the metric system would have brought.

...That said, I WILL NEVER DRIVE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD!!!!!!!! ...even if I'm in Britain

[The Big Mc]

Originally posted by centrifuge
You silly euros

It is Europeans please don’t abbreviate or I will have to go around calling you a yank

beat you can't name 10 useful things invented in the USA

not the super market trolley is not a useful invention as every time I get one it goes down the wrong section.

[centrifuge]

Oh come on Big Mc...

The telegraph, the assembly line, the submarine, the cotton gin, the elevator, typewriter, the airplane, nylon, the iron lung, photocopier, microwave oven, transistors, VIDEO GAMES, refrigerator, steamboat, color television, morse code, gas(petrol)pump, electric oven, dishwasher, integrated circuits etc. etc.

[Solver]

Submarine is French , as ir airplane. Transistors are stolen alien tehchnology.

[centrifuge]

Originally posted by Solver
Submarine is French , as ir airplane.

Well I think that is a matter of intense debate ,

...I forgot to list one very important one: the internet.

[Solver]

As if we don't know nationality of the people behind the Internet .

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by centrifuge
The telegraph, the assembly line, the submarine, the cotton gin, the elevator, typewriter, the airplane, nylon, the iron lung, photocopier, microwave oven, transistors, VIDEO GAMES, refrigerator, steamboat, color television, morse code, gas(petrol)pump, electric oven, dishwasher, integrated circuits etc. etc.

I suppose that at least half of the cited discoveries have been made by European immigrants...

[The Big Mc]

Airplane is not American the person who invented the wing was English and several other Europeans gave over ideas and in fact all the right brother did was get one of the ground and back in one piece

microwave oven British again second world war radar technology alteration

transistors designed in British even doe the first one was made in usa

steamboat didn’t the British invent the system engine

and I am not to keen on some of your other so called American invention