Metric system dumbs us down.

[Emerald Sea]

Ahhh...here it is ... the dumbed down version of the "imperial ruler".

[ajhil]

Originally Posted by carstenb

coming across the atlantic - I counted them one night on my dog watch - but alas I lost count at 249,071,623 stars and had to start over again. Then the watch ended and I forgot how far I'd gotten

A droll story, but maybe a little too exaggerated. The unaided human eye can see stars brighter than apparent magnitude 6 or perhaps 6.5, of which there are somewhat fewer than 9100 in the entire sky (both hemispheres). I suppose you might have counted a few of them more than once.

[buzzstar]

Originally Posted by carstenb View Post
coming across the atlantic - I counted them one night on my dog watch - but alas I lost count at 249,071,623 stars and had to start over again. Then the watch ended and I forgot how far I'd gotten

A droll story, but maybe a little too exaggerated. The unaided human eye can see stars brighter than apparent magnitude 6 or perhaps 6.5, of which there are somewhat fewer than 9100 in the entire sky (both hemispheres). I suppose you might have counted a few of them more than once.

I see no evidence that you both were counting in the same sky or relying on the same calendar.

[Jason Flare]

"You can't understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
The person who first uttered this American saying is lost to history. The fact that it's so well known is a good indication of the importance of empathy in living a meaningful life.

How many kilometers does it take to understand someone?

[transmitterdan]

Once worked with a fellow of last name Bentley (not his real name). He was known to be a bit difficult to work with. So we adopted a unit of measure for describing the difficulty in working with other people and stressful situations. The milli-Bentley has been used henceforth. No one else has even reached 100 milli-bentleys.

[buzzstar]

Quote:
"You can't understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
The person who first uttered this American saying is lost to history. The fact that it's so well known is a good indication of the importance of empathy in living a meaningful life.

How many kilometers does it take to understand someone?

Short answer: If you are wearing their shoes, approximately, 1.6 kilometers.

[Jason Flare]

Originally Posted by buzzstar

Quote:
"You can't understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
The person who first uttered this American saying is lost to history. The fact that it's so well known is a good indication of the importance of empathy in living a meaningful life.

How many kilometers does it take to understand someone?

Short answer: If you are wearing their shoes, approximately, 1.6 kilometers.

That seems like a long way in shoes that might not fit.

[buzzstar]

Originally Posted by Jason Flare

That seems like a long way in shoes that might not fit.

If the shoe fits....

[pacesetter]

Originally Posted by CaptTom

I find the imperial system easier. Think about it. It's basically base 8 - octal - like computers use.

Example: Cup, pint, half-gallon, quart, gallon. Easy.

Funny thing about Canada. All through the Maritimes last year I paid for slips and line by the foot, and when getting directions it was always in miles. One place even asked how many gallons of fuel I needed, even though the pump read liters. Only thing that messed me up was trying to buy deli meats in grams. Wonder what would have happened if I asked for a half-pound?

Base eight? I remember those dec days! I don't think there has been a base eight computer made in decades. We are showing our age when we even know about base eight over the common hexadecimal they actually use!

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, pacesetter.

[elscotto]

Originally Posted by buzzstar

Quote:
"You can't understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes."
The person who first uttered this American saying is lost to history. The fact that it's so well known is a good indication of the importance of empathy in living a meaningful life.

How many kilometers does it take to understand someone?

Short answer: If you are wearing their shoes, approximately, 1.6 kilometers.

Unless it was a nautical mile you had to walk.

[michaelratinter]

Old joke for old DEC guys: How is Halloween like Christmas?

OCT 31 = DEC 25

[michaelratinter]

Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. Because then you'll be a mile away and you'll have their shoes.