Unpopular opinions

[timebard]

only weirdos use Fahrenheit and Feet & Inches

You're not wrong, but Fahrenheit is a clearly superior system for describing weather. 0 = effing cold, 100 = effing hot, ten degree increments correspond to about how fine-grained people's intuitive perception of comfort is. If you're off the scale in either direction, go inside and try again tomorrow.

 

[M1k3]

You're not wrong, but Fahrenheit is a clearly superior system for describing weather. 0 = effing cold, 100 = effing hot, ten degree increments correspond to about how fine-grained people's intuitive perception of comfort is. If you're off the scale in either direction, go inside and try again tomorrow.

Celsius is the same. 0 = effing cold. 100 = effing hot...

 

[Jovidah]

And 0 = freezing point of water, 100 = boiling point of water. A lot more useful if you ask me.

 

[M1k3]

And 0 = freezing point of water, 100 = boiling point of water. A lot more useful if you ask me.

See? 0 is effing cold still. 100 is effing hot still.

 

[Dan-]

Pssh Kelvin is where it’s at

 

[Heckel7302]

As an American who now works in science, I won't agree to weirdos but will wholeheartedly agree to the metric system. We were introduced to it when I was a young kid in school decades ago but that's about where it stopped.

There is a lot of entrenched, systemic stuff that would need to adjust like land plots and such and would take some time to fully adopt but I am convinced that it should be implemented so that in time, it will become second nature.

Weirdos? Unpopular. Concept? Shouldn't be.

Hang on. I'll grab a bit of Irish Whisky to toast solidarity.

I wear the weirdo badge proudly. I mean, I spend an inordinate amount of time on a forum about kitchen knives. How weird is that?

 

[M1k3]

I wear the weirdo badge proudly. I mean, I spend an inordinate amount of time on a forum about kitchen knives. How weird is that?

Uhh, not very?

 

[zizirex]

we all know we are not weirdo because all the spec we want is all by Metric.

No one asks for 9.25 inches of Gyuto with a 2.25 heel height minimum.

 

[Qapla']

Question for the forum's Canucks (or any others who drink Canadian whiskey eh): Any views on Lot 40 or Alberta Rye?

 

[McMan]

What’s next?—ten days in a week, numbered 1-10, because it’s too hard to remember Monday comes after Sunday?

Not only is the metric system boring, it is destructive to language. What’s a fifth in the metric system? Some stupid number—750ml.

Think about what we’re losing: Bushel, Barrel, Cubit, Furlong, Gill, Hogshead, League, Peck, Rod, …

 

[daddy yo yo]

we all know we are not weirdo because all the spec we want is all by Metric.

No one asks for 9.25 inches of Gyuto with a 2.25 heel height minimum.

Agreed. But there are weirdo makers trying to sell knives like that...

 

[blokey]

What’s next?—ten days in a week, numbered 1-10, because it’s too hard to remember Monday comes after Sunday?

Not only is the metric system boring, it is destructive to language. What’s a fifth in the metric system? Some stupid number—750ml.

Think about what we’re losing: Bushel, Barrel, Cubit, Furlong, Gill, Hogshead, League, Peck, Rod, …

They almost did it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar

 

[daddy yo yo]

What’s next?—ten days in a week, numbered 1-10, because it’s too hard to remember Monday comes after Sunday?

Not only is the metric system boring, it is destructive to language. What’s a fifth in the metric system? Some stupid number—750ml.

Think about what we’re losing: Bushel, Barrel, Cubit, Furlong, Gill, Hogshead, League, Peck, Rod, …

What's a fifth? a fifth = 1/5 = 0.2. I don't know what you mean with 750ml, but that's clearly a bottle of wine. What does that say about me?

 

[M1k3]

What's a fifth? a fifth = 1/5 = 0.2. I don't know what you mean with 750ml, but that's clearly a bottle of wine. What does that say about me?

You have bad taste in grape juice.

 

[Justinv]

What's a fifth? a fifth = 1/5 = 0.2. I don't know what you mean with 750ml, but that's clearly a bottle of wine. What does that say about me?

A fifth is 1/5 a gallon. Proper serving size for irish whiskey. Or whisky.

 

[zizirex]

Agreed. But there are weirdo makers trying to sell knives like that...

must be to accommodate 330 million newbies from metric land.

 

[tostadas]

How bout an acre-foot of Irish whiskey

 

[MSicardCutlery]

Question for the forum's Canucks (or any others who drink Canadian whiskey eh): Any views on Lot 40 or Alberta Rye?

As in Alberta Premium?

 

[Michi]

Side question: Does the wine that you folks buy come in bottles? Sounds fancy.

Nothing like Chateau de Cardboard for a proper hangover…

 

[Michi]

Hang on. I'll grab a bit of Irish Whisky to toast solidarity.

Nope. Irish Whiskey.

 

[deltaplex]

<pushes glasses up>
Metric units is better for some things (conveying precision measurements more clearly, calculating physics flavored calculus, embracing the base 10 system) and Imperial units is better for other things (conveying equal portions more clearly, giving "human scale" to most things, eschewing the base 10 system).

 

[Jovidah]

The only thing imperial units are better at is illustrating how persistent some ludicrously backwards and inferior systems can somehow remain in existance in even the most modern society, simply because 'it's what people are used to'.
That, and annoying the hell out of properly modernized people by having half the English language recipes in the world being in this silly archaic system.

 

[Michi]

<pushes glasses up>
Metric units is better for some things (conveying precision measurements more clearly, calculating physics flavored calculus, embracing the base 10 system) and Imperial units is better for other things (conveying equal portions more clearly, giving "human scale" to most things, eschewing the base 10 system).

I strongly disagree. There is absolutely nothing imperial units are better at. Nothing. Case closed

 

[Greasylake]

 

[Rangen]

I strongly disagree. There is absolutely nothing imperial units are better at. Nothing. Case closed

20 oz pints are better than 16.03 oz halbliters

 

[Rangen]

Question for the forum's Canucks (or any others who drink Canadian whiskey eh): Any views on Lot 40 or Alberta Rye?

I found Lot 40 quite inferior to other things at or below its price point, such as Sazerac rye or Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond. That may be a style preference, not sure.

 

[DitmasPork]

This fine establishment does the conversion for you in oz.

Side question: Does the wine that you folks buy come in bottles? Sounds fancy.

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Depends. If hosting an event with food, I'll sometimes go the eco-friendly route of boxed wine. For personal use at home, or smaller food parties, it'll often be bottles.

 

[timebard]

Celsius is the same. 0 = effing cold. 100 = effing hot...

More like 0 = moderately cold, 100 = yer gonna die...

In fairness, metric is better for pretty much everything else.

 

[DitmasPork]

I strongly disagree. There is absolutely nothing imperial units are better at. Nothing. Case closed

I've always wanted the USA to join the sensible world and transition to metric, a better system for sure—President Carter tried, sadly the actor fella that followed him put a stop to it.

 

[blokey]

I'm for every country using their own medieval measurement like how Jiro use Sun, the pure chaos would be fun.