Topic: Working in metric (sort of)

[CADaver]

even computers are metric lol.

Kilobyte = 10^3 bytes
Megabyte = 10^6 bytes
Gigabyte = 10^9 bytes
Terrabyte = 10^12 bytes

a swing and a miss, the "metric" notation here is merely an approximation of the actual binary number   (kilobyte=1028, not 1000)

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

[Alan Cullen]

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

Possibly, I have heard of cu.cm before, but here in Australia, most engine sizes are in litres. Mine is a 3.6 Lt V6.

[CADaver]

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

Possibly, I have heard of cu.cm before, but here in Australia, most engine sizes are in litres. Mine is a 3.6 Lt V6.

Even cycles??

[Strucmad]

even computers are metric lol.

Kilobyte = 10^3 bytes
Megabyte = 10^6 bytes
Gigabyte = 10^9 bytes
Terrabyte = 10^12 bytes

a swing and a miss, the "metric" notation here is merely an approximation of the actual binary number   (kilobyte=1028, not 1000)

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

   Your on the ball Cadaver... I was waiting for someone to pick me up on that   

Glad to see you back mate....

Yeah bikes are measured in cc 250, 500 1000..

[kdub_nz]

even computers are metric lol.

Kilobyte = 10^3 bytes
Megabyte = 10^6 bytes
Gigabyte = 10^9 bytes
Terrabyte = 10^12 bytes

a swing and a miss, the "metric" notation here is merely an approximation of the actual binary number   (kilobyte=1028, not 1000)

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

Actually, since we're nitpicking,  a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes not 1028

[Kerry]

reminded me of this (recent)  : Converting to Metric

Some helpful tables and reference points

http://xkcd.com/526/

[Willie]

If you can count to ten, you can use metric units...

[Matt__W]

MJ whoever put Centimetres in that table should be shot....There is no such thing, and they should never be spoken about..

that would be courtesy of our friends at autodesk

The same folks who have LIGHT YEARS as an option for insertion scale.   

[Matt__W]

Have been a loooooooooooooooooooong time that I stop doing drafting in metric (metros).... maybe this might help you:

Thanks!  Just what I needed.

[Daniel J. Ellis]

Our European friends use centimeters for architectural/engineering/etc. work, that's probably why Autodesk included them.

dJE

MJ whoever put Centimetres in that table should be shot....There is no such thing, and they should never be spoken about..

that would be courtesy of our friends at autodesk

[dgorsman]

even computers are metric lol.

Kilobyte = 10^3 bytes
Megabyte = 10^6 bytes
Gigabyte = 10^9 bytes
Terrabyte = 10^12 bytes

a swing and a miss, the "metric" notation here is merely an approximation of the actual binary number   (kilobyte=1028, not 1000)

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

Its used in some scientific calculations in some circles, aka the "cgs" system of units: centimeters/grams/seconds.  I think the "dynes" unit of measurement is based on cm rather than meters, but I could be off on that.  High school was a loooong time ago.

[CADaver]

even computers are metric lol.

Kilobyte = 10^3 bytes
Megabyte = 10^6 bytes
Gigabyte = 10^9 bytes
Terrabyte = 10^12 bytes

a swing and a miss, the "metric" notation here is merely an approximation of the actual binary number   (kilobyte=1028, not 1000)

A question for those in the lands of metric, are not many things measure in centixxxx somethings??  Like engine displacement?

Actually, since we're nitpicking,  a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes not 1028

Crud, you're right.  Bit o' trivia though, this being a CAD site and all, anyone care to guess where my brain errantly picked up the 1028??

[CADaver]

If you can count to ten, you can use metric units...

Look at yer fingers, even God thinks in metric.

... after thinkin' about the folks who post here, I'll re-phrase ... "Look at the fingers of NORMAL people ..."

[Tuoni]

Our European friends use centimeters for architectural/engineering/etc. work, that's probably why Autodesk included them.

dJE

MJ whoever put Centimetres in that table should be shot....There is no such thing, and they should never be spoken about..

that would be courtesy of our friends at autodesk

Not any engineer that I know, nor one that was trained by my family....

The SI units in metric are mm and m; cm are a lazy-man invention which has no place in measurements.

[Tuoni]

If you can count to ten, you can use metric units...

Look at yer fingers, even God thinks in metric.

... after thinkin' about the folks who post here, I'll re-phrase ... "Look at the fingers of NORMAL people ..."

Meeeeowwww...

I guess you've missed the trollin', huh?