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So today is 20th of October 2009. In UK format that is 20/10/2009. Kinda makes sense right, smallest to biggest. Logical. In US format it's 10/20/2009. Now to me that's totally illogical. Why would you do that. Can any Americans explain to me why this makes sense. (lets try to forget about patriotism). I don't understand why it would ever be useful to break the logical order. It's like writing the time in HH:SS:MM. [As a developer I obviously recognise that the superior format is neither of the above but is in fact YYYY-MM-DD as it maintains correct sort order and digit significance]
Simon
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There is no need to say and write it the same way.
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Rage wrote:
about as silly as still using inches, feet and whatever clumsy measurement units while everybody else with a bit of common sense in the world use the metric system
Reluctantly, I have to disagree: inches are more precise! Don't believe me? Look at a normal ruler - metric scale is per millimeter, imperial scale is normally per 1/32nd of an inch (some are 1/64th). Since there are 25.4 millimeters to the inch, the imperial scale is clearly more accurate! Ducks for cover!
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It depends on the ruler. Unless you're actually paying for a good one (something getting tricky since buying quality instead of cheap Chinese junk has somehow become unAmerican X| ) ours tend to bottom out at 1/16th and I've actually seen a few plastic cheapos, good only as strait edges, that only did 8ths. :wtf: :omg: I don't recall if they had a metric scale on them or not.
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So today is 20th of October 2009. In UK format that is 20/10/2009. Kinda makes sense right, smallest to biggest. Logical. In US format it's 10/20/2009. Now to me that's totally illogical. Why would you do that. Can any Americans explain to me why this makes sense. (lets try to forget about patriotism). I don't understand why it would ever be useful to break the logical order. It's like writing the time in HH:SS:MM. [As a developer I obviously recognise that the superior format is neither of the above but is in fact YYYY-MM-DD as it maintains correct sort order and digit significance]
Simon
I'm really disappointed... I was expecting a thread more on the how to speak with a girl or something like that... :rolleyes:
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See I've always wondered this, I'm left handed, and feel very comfortable changing gear with the left with the right hand on the wheel. I've imagined changing gear with my right hand, and it feels odd!
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phannon86 wrote:
changing gear with my right hand, and it feels odd
You silly person. Shifting with the right hand is exactly the way God and Henry Ford intended.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
Educate the masses; don't placate them
You obviously have never run from an angry mob.
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I'm really disappointed... I was expecting a thread more on the how to speak with a girl or something like that... :rolleyes:
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So today is 20th of October 2009. In UK format that is 20/10/2009. Kinda makes sense right, smallest to biggest. Logical. In US format it's 10/20/2009. Now to me that's totally illogical. Why would you do that. Can any Americans explain to me why this makes sense. (lets try to forget about patriotism). I don't understand why it would ever be useful to break the logical order. It's like writing the time in HH:SS:MM. [As a developer I obviously recognise that the superior format is neither of the above but is in fact YYYY-MM-DD as it maintains correct sort order and digit significance]
Simon
I believe the most logical form is: 2009/10/20
John
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160 Fluid Ounces, naturally
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I thought it was 128 ounces. Or 4 quarts which are 32 ounces each.
John
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An eighth of a gallon.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
An eighth of a gallon.
Which Gallon?
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And what is a gallon?
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her date if he gets lucky?
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Dalek Dave wrote:
And this is not Nationalistic BS...many studies will show this
Citation needed
Dalek Dave wrote:
Samoa recently changed from right to left.
Only so they could import cheaper cars from Australia instead of shipping them from the US. Also, it caused major problems with buses that have doors that now open into oncoming traffic :wtf:
I heard (citation needed) that the first Macdonalds Drive-Thru restaurant in the UK was built using the standard plan that came from America. It wasn't until the first people started to use it that they discovered that the customers could not receive the orders because the delivery hatches were on the opposite side from the driver's door windows.
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So today is 20th of October 2009. In UK format that is 20/10/2009. Kinda makes sense right, smallest to biggest. Logical. In US format it's 10/20/2009. Now to me that's totally illogical. Why would you do that. Can any Americans explain to me why this makes sense. (lets try to forget about patriotism). I don't understand why it would ever be useful to break the logical order. It's like writing the time in HH:SS:MM. [As a developer I obviously recognise that the superior format is neither of the above but is in fact YYYY-MM-DD as it maintains correct sort order and digit significance]
Simon
I don't understand why Americans have to use things like dates and measurements differently than everyone else and yet, I am American. Personally, I think it's an ego thing from way back when. Here's what I find even stranger. When it comes to the military, they do use the metric system and they do call it 20/10/2009 because they need to be on the same page with the rest of the world. It's just us silly civilians that can't get it together. I remember when I was in elementary school; they were talking about converting the US to the metric system. People went so crazy that we were almost in a riot stage so they canned the idea. Too bad, base 12 for measurements sure doesn't make any sense to me while base 10 is as natural as you can get.
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I've driven on the right once, when I was last over't pond. Very strange! However, it was an automatic (which I'd also never driven before) so it wasn't really a problem. The biggest difference was going from driving (my now long gone) Saxo, to a Dodge Caravan :laugh:
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