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Metrication In Canada - Peterbilt - 05-31-2006

OAC_Sparky,May 30 2006, 10:00 AM Wrote:1 square kilometer, about 2.5 acres. That's the only way I can picture it.
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May I correct you? Being borne and raised in a metric country, I still have difficulties figuring out how much area 1 acre is; however, 1 hectare is exactly 100m x 100m which makes it 10,000 m². So, it is not quite a square kilometre B)


Metrication In Canada - Peterbilt - 05-31-2006

You guys are awesome, for all your asnwers are brief but to the point. If the number of surveyed people will get to 30, I can use the normal distribution formula.

A couple of words about myself. As I said I was borne in a fully metric country (since 1923) and lived there for 18 years. Naturally, anything besides metric was not known to me. After I moved to the USA, I managed to adopt to some of the SAE units whilst retaining the other. Here is where I stand with respect to both systems:

a. Short distance? [metres only, but I use feet & inches to measure my own height]
b. Long distance? [miles only]
c. Temperature? [Celcius and Farenheit equally]
d. Volume? [Litres and maybe gallons]
e. Mass? [kg and grammes, but I use pounds to measure my own weight]
f. Land area? [hectare only]

I installed the metric (only) face gauges in my Focus, so that I can learn how 120 km/h feels like. Having learnt driving in the USA, I unfortunately have a little idea what a kilometre is. I guess, it is time to revive the metric system in my head :rolleyes:

Metrication In Canada - OAC_Sparky - 05-31-2006

Peterbilt,May 30 2006, 03:30 PM Wrote:
OAC_Sparky,May 30 2006, 10:00 AM Wrote:1 square kilometer, about 2.5 acres. That's the only way I can picture it.
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May I correct you? Being borne and raised in a metric country, I still have difficulties figuring out how much area 1 acre is; however, 1 hectare is exactly 100m x 100m which makes it 10,000 m². So, it is not quite a square kilometre B)
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Yes, I stand corrected.

Told ya I used acres. :P

Metrication In Canada - Focused - 05-31-2006

Peterbilt,May 30 2006, 05:49 AM Wrote:Hey chaps,

I am doing a small research on metrication issues and would like your input. Assuming that Canadian schools have all gone metric a long time ago, I want to ask you about domestic unofficial units of measurements - units that you use in a comfort of your own home

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  1. Short distance? [metres or feet]
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  2. Long distance? [km or miles]
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  3. Temperature? [Celcius or Farenheit]
    <>
  4. Volume? [Litres or Gallons/Pints/Qt]
    <>
  5. Mass? [kg/grammes or pounds/oz]
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  6. Land area? [ha or acres]
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    [st]What I am asking is rather in what units you think. I am particularly interested in people who were born in Canada and studied in schools after they all had gone metric.

    Cheers!
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1] feet (although smaller measurements are CM or MM) ...rarely Inches
2] km
3] celcius
4] litres
5] pounds
6] acres

Metrication In Canada - NefCanuck - 05-31-2006

Peterbilt,May 30 2006, 05:49 AM Wrote:Hey chaps,

I am doing a small research on metrication issues and would like your input. Assuming that Canadian schools have all gone metric a long time ago, I want to ask you about domestic unofficial units of measurements - units that you use in a comfort of your own home

    <>
  1. Short distance? [metres or feet]
    <>
  2. Long distance? [km or miles]
    <>
  3. Temperature? [Celcius or Farenheit]
    <>
  4. Volume? [Litres or Gallons/Pints/Qt]
    <>
  5. Mass? [kg/grammes or pounds/oz]
    <>
  6. Land area? [ha or acres]
    <>
    [st]What I am asking is rather in what units you think. I am particularly interested in people who were born in Canada and studied in schools after they all had gone metric.

    Cheers!
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Short distances - metres (aside from measuring people, that's still ft &amp; inches)
Long distances - KM
Temperature - C
Volume - Litres
Mass - both
Land area - acres (I blame my dad for that, asa greenskeeper he still thinks US measure because that's how all his supplies are shipped to him)

NefCanuck

Metrication In Canada - microbunny - 05-31-2006


[*]Short distance? feet
[*]Long distance? km
[*]Temperature? Farenheit
[*]Volume? Litres
[*]Mass? pounds/oz
[*]Land area? acres



Metrication In Canada - nass - 05-31-2006

microbunny,May 31 2006, 01:59 AM Wrote:[*]Short distance?&nbsp; feet
[*]Long distance? km
[*]Temperature? Farenheit
[*]Volume? Litres
[*]Mass? pounds/oz[*]Land area? acres
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I kinda figured you'd say grams and ounces ......am I rite?!?

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