Nm and ft/lbs - Page 2

JP53 · 22nd November 2006, 16:16

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Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

10 bob notes that's proper money, none of the P nonsense, we all know what a P is don't wee.

NICE ONE MATE.

Paranoid Carlos · 22nd November 2006, 16:30

First off I am 33 years old...........

Call me a child of the future but I have never got olde worlde measures.... why use inch and 4/32 instead of say 60mm.
I realise It's just me thick but I have never got my head round it, (and I was a mechanic for years on land rovers and lorrys which were all AF) All I could do was 1/2"=13mm 11/16=17mm

I really do wish someone could teach me (not joking)

GreyGhost · 22nd November 2006, 16:38

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Originally Posted by paranoid

First off I am 33 years old...........

Call me a child of the future but I have never got olde worlde measures.... why use inch and 4/32 instead of say 60mm.
I realise It's just me thick but I have never got my head round it, (and I was a mechanic for years on land rovers and lorrys which were all AF) All I could do was 1/2"=13mm 11/16=17mm

I really do wish someone could teach me (not joking)

Sorry mate 33 years old, too long in the tooth now, funnily enough my great nephew 11 years, understands feet and inches but not metres and centimetres. Go figure

JP53 · 22nd November 2006, 16:42

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Originally Posted by paranoid

First off I am 33 years old...........

Call me a child of the future but I have never got olde worlde measures.... why use inch and 4/32 instead of say 60mm.
I realise It's just me thick but I have never got my head round it, (and I was a mechanic for years on land rovers and lorrys which were all AF) All I could do was 1/2"=13mm 11/16=17mm

I really do wish someone could teach me (not joking)

Joking aside now the metric way makes more sense than imperial and is easier to learn. The problem I have is that I went to school when it was all changing. I understand MPG, MPH, Gallons, Pints, Pounds and Ounces alot better than their metric equivalent. Feet and Inches too but I prefer to measure things out using Cm's because it's far easier to divide by 10.

GreyGhost · 22nd November 2006, 16:46

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Originally Posted by John Phillips

Joking aside now the metric way makes more sense than imperial and is easier to learn. The problem I have is that I went to school when it was all changing. I understand MPG, MPH, Gallons, Pints, Pounds and Ounces alot better than their metric equivalent. Feet and Inches too but I prefer to measure things out using Cm's because it's far easier to divide by 10.

Having only ten fingers and thumbs makes metric a lot easier to deal with. For those of us with twelve the older systems are more appropriate.

Dave Goody · 22nd November 2006, 16:58

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Originally Posted by John Phillips

Bring back proper money too, what was wrong with 2/- 6d?

And then we called it Half a Crown to totally confuse the French !!!
Dave "That shows my age"

GreyGhost · 22nd November 2006, 17:08

New question.
Why was shilling always a shilling and rarely if ever a bob, whereas any higher numbers of shillings were always bobs but described as bob singular, 2 bob, 3 bob etc up to 19 then a break to 22 bob I presume because a quid or nicker and guinea were more useful, and onward to 59 bob but AFAIR no higher. Excluding 40/- as this was 2 quid (singular) or nicker (singular).

I hope all you youngsters are taking notes, I'll be asking questions later

Oooo I'm fair worn out now, need a lie down. Thinking is very hard work

Dave Goody · 22nd November 2006, 17:24

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Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

New question.
Why was shilling always a shilling and rarely if ever a bob, whereas any higher numbers of shillings were always bobs but described as bob singular, 2 bob, 3 bob etc up to 19 then a break to 22 bob I presume because a quid or nicker and guinea were more useful, and onward to 59 bob but AFAIR no higher. Excluding 40/- as this was 2 quid (singular) or nicker (singular).

I hope all you youngsters are taking notes, I'll be asking questions later

Oooo I'm fair worn out now, need a lie down. Thinking is very hard work

Even better question, we had half a crown but when did anyone have a crown?

GreyGhost · 22nd November 2006, 17:30

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Originally Posted by Dave Goody

Even better question, we had half a crown but when did anyone have a crown?

5 bob bits were a little before my time. I'm not that old, "yet"

That reminds me I missed out 2 bob bits in my last post.

Roverron · 22nd November 2006, 17:33

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Originally Posted by John Phillips

We are still waiting for the rest of Europe to change to imperial

I bet if the Yanks went fully metric, Kph, litres etc, EL Presidente Blairos would have us do the same....

Rememer Guineas - how much - 21shillings? ie £1 1shilling?

Ron

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GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	New question. Why was shilling always a shilling and rarely if ever a bob, whereas any higher numbers of shillings were always bobs but described as bob singular, 2 bob, 3 bob etc up to 19 then a break to 22 bob I presume because a quid or nicker and guinea were more useful, and onward to 59 bob but AFAIR no higher. Excluding 40/- as this was 2 quid (singular) or nicker (singular). I hope all you youngsters are taking notes, I'll be asking questions later Oooo I'm fair worn out now, need a lie down. Thinking is very hard work