[aldo_14]

I hate you all. I'm 12st 13lbs.

What do you mean by 12st 13lbs? 

It is ~82 kg, I believe.  I'm hovering around 11stone 8 or so at the moment FYI, which is about half a stone more than I'd like.

[Fury]

I can't decode this thread-- too many metric measurements.

Same here, but I can't decode all these imperial units.

[aldo_14]

I can't decode this thread-- too many metric measurements.

Same here, but I can't decode all these imperial units.

Use Google; "##stone ##pounds to kg"

[Mongoose]

2.2 pounds per kilogram.

2.54 cm per inch.

12 inches per foot.

We science majors go both ways.

[aldo_14]

2.2 pounds per kilogram.

2.54 cm per inch.

12 inches per foot.

We science majors go both ways.

We graduates know there are more important things to remember

[Wild Fragaria]

2.2 pounds per kilogram.

2.54 cm per inch.

12 inches per foot.

We science majors go both ways.

We graduates know there are more important things to remember

Like losing weight?

Mongoose forgot to mention 1 stone = 6.35kg

[Mongoose]

I didn't forget to mention it.  I just have no idea what the hell a stone is (other than a rock).

[Wild Fragaria]

It just struck me that aldo sounds pretty heavy.  How tall are you, aldo?

[aldo_14]

It just truck me that aldo sounds pretty heavy.  How tall are you, aldo?

I have no idea.  175-180cm, probably.

[Wild Fragaria]

Didn't the family doctor keep a record of your height and weight?   

[aldo_14]

Didn't the family doctor keep a record of your height and weight?   

Hah!  This is the NHS we're talking about here!

[Flipside]

Oh they'll have your details on your ID card

Oddly enough, Sharon's Doctor refused to test what her blood group was during a blood test, she's epileptic, so can't give blood, and thus still doesn't know what group she is, I'm quite narked about it, that kind of information could save time and lives in an emergency.

[aldo_14]

Oh they'll have your details on your ID card

Oddly enough, Sharon's Doctor refused to test what her blood group was during a blood test, she's epileptic, so can't give blood, and thus still doesn't know what group she is, I'm quite narked about it, that kind of information could save time and lives in an emergency.

That's just bizarre - what possible justification could they have?  (beyond 'oh, we can't afford it, because Mrs X from Kensington gets Ginseng injections to help cure here bunions')

[Sandwich]

Wow, how many sandwishes do you eat a day to keep up with the height and weight?

It varies on the day. Today, for example, I had a simple bowl of granola for breakfast, with some veggies (cherry tomatoes, red peppers, & a cuccumber slice) mid-morning. In the afternoon I had like 4 pieces of beef jerky (mmmmmm). I finished off the day with a largish (250 gram) hamburger, fries, and a bottle o' coke. I'll probably have some peanut butter, honey, & milk before I try to get to sleep; caffiene doesn't help me feel more awake, but it does prevent me from falling asleep when I want to, unless I have some milk (which has a natural sedative).

Of course, I ate far less than usual today. Generally speaking, you could replace the measly bowl of granola with a couple pieces of french toast or pancakes, and the veggies + beef jerky with a more typical lunch (a salmon sandwich, hamburger, shawarma, Turkish boreakas, falafel... you name it).

[Black Wolf]

We science majors go both ways.

Not we science majors. Imperial measure is a waste of time.

[TrashMan]

1.96cm and 85kg (mostly muscle ) here

b.t.w. - this thread is screwy

[Descenterace]

Imperial units are a waste of time, but we're stuck with them for at least a generation after the last country using them makes the switch.

I can usually do an approximate weight conversion to within 5% or so, but don't expect me to do distances unless they're large distances, ie. in km or miles.

[Mongoose]

I've been using metric measurements for some time now, and I still have no intuitive grasp of them in the most fundamental sense.  I mean, you tell me that something is 20 feet long, and I can get a good picture of it in my head.  Twenty meters...forget it.  The same goes for pounds vs. kilograms.  It's not just about changing labeling on a few packages; hell, we sell soda by the liter already.  You can't just flip a switch in someone's mind and get them acclimated to a system that they're not used to.  Besides all of that, the contingent over here that wants the US to switch to all-out metric is about as influential as the contingent that wants to change our national symbol from the bald eagle to the fluffy little bunny rabbit from Holy Grail.

Personally, I love the imperial system; it's quirky, it makes no logical sense, it uses all kinds of bizarre names for measurements, but it's damn fun.  Metric's too easy; where's the challenge? You'd better be damn sure that, even if every other person on this planet completely moves to SI, I'll still be the lone holdout, defiantly waving my yardstick and talking about how many MPG my car gets.

(Black Wolf, tell that to the boys at NASA who forgot to convert and wound up with a probe-sized hole on Mars.)

[Mongoose]

Damned quote button...

[karajorma]

(Black Wolf, tell that to the boys at NASA who forgot to convert and wound up with a probe-sized hole on Mars.)

Their own stupid fault for using imperial measurements in the first bloody place.

There really is no excuse for that