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Old February 22nd 10, 04:04 AM posted to sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.geo.geology
The Chief Instigator[_1_]
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On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:10:27 +1100, Gerry Myerson wrote:
In article 7,
Bart Goddard wrote:

And at least in Fahrenheit, 0 degrees is a brisk, manly
cold compared to the wimpy-ass 0 degrees in Celcius which
can barely freeze water.


On the other hand, in Fahrenheit, 100 degrees is merely an average
summer's day in Austin, compared to the manly 100 degrees in
Celsius which can boil water clean away.


It was fairly nice this afternoon, with sunlight and temps flirting with
25°C, which isn't all that rare in February in this part of Texas.

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Old February 22nd 10, 11:59 PM posted to soc.men,sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.geo.geology
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On Feb 17, 8:40*pm, Andrew Usher wrote:
Darwin123 wrote:



I actually praise the French revolution in general, and call myself a
socialist. You would know this if you'd read many of my posts.

Andrew Usher


This is still the first time that I ever heard "white-guilt"
associated with the metric system. Y
You still haven't explained to us how the metric system relates
to "white guilt" or "the left." In fact, I don't precisely understand
what you mean by "the left." Most people relate "the left" to
socialism. You seem to relate the "left" to blacks and Jews. Most
people relate the profit motive to "the right." You seem to think that
the profit motive to the Jews, not "the right.
After the French revolution, the legislature was divided into
the left and the right. At the time, it literally referred to the
geometry of the room. The left side was associated with violent
extremists, the Jacobians. The right side was associated with the
"profit making" group. I don't know if there were ANY Jews on the
right side, but the right definitely liked profit. From your posts, it
seems that you think of yourself as a modern Jacobian.
It is amusing that you like the French revolution and dislike the
metric system. The metric system was created because of the French
revolution. There were no Jews involved, so far as I know.
For your information, the Jacobian movement collapsed. Their
ideology was unworkable. The metric system has survived long after the
Jacobians have disappeared. You would know this if you could read.
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Old February 23rd 10, 07:16 PM posted to sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.geo.geology
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In article 7, Bart Goddard writes:
jmfbahciv jmfbahciv@aol wrote in :
Andrew Usher wrote:
On Feb 15, 7:06 am, jmfbahciv jmfbahciv@aol wrote:


is more difficult for every calculation. If you have your computer
do it, it will be wrong. Using 100 implies that you don't have
to do any numbers other than 1.

This is just retarded.

If that is retarded, then your level of thinking is below an
amoeba.


The "retarded" part is thinking that Celcius is any
more "metric" than Fahrenheit. No one talks about
kilodegrees.


No, because degrees (whether Celsius or Fahrenheit) do not start at
absolute zero, but at temperatures that are commonly experienced by
humans.

You do, however, encounter discussion of "kiloKelvins", especially
in astrophysics. The Kelvin, not the degree Celsius, is the SI unit
of temperature.

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