I have just received the Autumn 2004 edition of Scotts sales catalogue and am very pleased to note that all their products are described in Imperial dimensions. The only reference to metric that I have found is for a 1.8-litre kettle, but even this is shown as being 9"x8" diameter. If only I could afford it, I would certainly buy from Scotts who can be found on the web at www.scottsofstow.co.uk

Is it not the usual 1.7l kettle? I.e. 3 pints?
Anyone know where one can get a kettle with a water gauge measured in english?
S.Cruple

His kettle seems to be 64 fluidounce. An Interesting, if non-Imperial, number.

I see.

What was the stated power rating? Was it in horse power by any chance?

What about other electrical appliances?

Did you happen to notice any of the normal electrical units such as amps, volts and watts?

All metric you know!

I'm not even going there!

Stan wrote

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Did you happen to notice any of the normal electrical units such as amps, volts and watts?

All metric you know!
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And named and introduced into the metric system by the British!

Electrical units are the one weakness of Imprial for science. Big deal. I don't really see how that is relevant to our discussion.

Or the fact that many of these discoveries were found before metric's emergence?

(I didn't want to "go there")

Bryan wrote

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Electrical units are the one weakness of Imprial for science.
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One of James Clerk Maxwell's lasting contributions to science was the realisation that one should use the same units for energy regardless of whether that energy was electrical, mechanical, thermal, chemical etc. He also had the foresight to relasise that the metric system was the best system to use so he used his chairmanship of the British Association for the Advancement of Science to hijack the control of the metric system from the French and give it British leadership.

And in doing so, he helped popularize the French system the world over, making it difficult for British scientists to communicate with those in other countries. In effect, he made science harder for Britain by forcing British scientists to use one system for electricity and current and another system for other measurements, and at the same time did a service to the French by providing them with a unified system.

bit of a traitor then.

Maybe we can now ditch the "metric is more british than french" line

Many of the SI units were named after prominent engineers or scientists. Which countries do they come from?

Britain - 6
Germany - 4
France - 3
Others - 5

Note - Britain has twice as many as France!!!!!!!!

Note - You've still missed the point !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parry wrote:
Re: SCOTTS of STOW August 27 2004, 4:40 PM

His kettle seems to be 64 fluidounce. An Interesting, if non-Imperial, number.

This would appear to be half a gallon, or two quarts or 4 pints US style.

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As for all this bollo' about Sick Infidel Units being named after Brits, who cares? No-one's suggesting using anthing other than metric for science.

Who were Mr Gram and Mr metre? And why when i ask for a KILO of apples do I only get 9 and not 1000. There's metric shrinkage for you.

As for all this bollo' about Sick Infidel Units being named after Brits, who cares? No-one's suggesting using anthing other than metric for science.

SCruple:
Who were Mr Gram and Mr metre? And why when i ask for a KILO of apples do I only get 9 and not 1000. There's metric shrinkage for you.

metre:
That's the result of leaving computers unattended in pre-school.

Eric,

"Kilo" means "thousands of" in metric.
Does that help?

Steve

When I ask for "a quarter of wine gums" (in imperial land) I only get 4oz. More imperial downsizing!!!

Isn't there another board where the imperial side claim that "Quarter" & "Quarter" cannot be confused?

Asking for a kilo of apples and "expecting" 1000 (number) compares with some of the most extreme opinions on the whole board.

As penance, I hope you will drink Bacardi Breezers and American "beer" all night at your wedding!

Tut, tut - I expected better from a "moderate"!!! :-) :-) :-)

Tut Tut!

I expect for you to see straight through my sense of humour by now!!!

BTW - it'll be Strongbows on the night, I can tell you!

And don't worry, one of the guests/friends is a doctor - and he's promised to give me a little present on the night.

I'll leave that up to your imagination, but as a clue - its definitely a metric measurement!

Now LEAVE IT THERE!!!!

A gram? of Coke? Flubby hell. I hate recreational drug use, by the way. Fear my new right credentials.

Yeah, that's right - doctors go around with a supply of coke readily to hand.

OOOH! You were talking about "student" doctors!

;-)

Damn my student mind. Of course, you wouldn't be able to admit to it being coke as this is online and you would get caught and arrested. So I take that non-denial as an admission.

Maybe I was being too subtle.

Re-read my post.

Now think "perscription drugs"

Hmmm?

Hmmm?

Need another clue?

Viagra?

Doctor friends can give you ---anything--- !!!

Shh!

It is a proven fact that persistent use of imperial measurements causes impotence.

If only you had embraced the metric revolution, your old fella would have been raring to go on your wedding night without needing chemical assistance.

No assistance required, mate!

If you were handed some - wouldn't you be curious?

Even if it just meant that you didn't need to use your hand to open doors?

Anyways - time to switch the subject!!!

re: "It's a proven fact that using imperial measurements causes impotence".

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REPLY: I think you have misunderstood this quote that appears on the BWMA website:

"If so then, sadly, our *imperial measures have been terminated* and the brave 'metric martyrs' may lose their livelihoods. But if Parliament has retained its sovereignty, then the compulsory metrication regulations are indeed unlawful - and the convictions of the metric martyrs must be quashed.

Can we trust the judges on Monday to reaffirm the promises made by past ministers that we really do still govern ourselves? Or has the past been sold and is *Parliament consigned to impotence forever*, a mere province of the European super-power? Shall the battle go the House of Lords, even to the European courts?"

So, it appears that it is Parliamentary impotence that is causing the termination of imperial measurements.

Just as Viagra helps to deal with impotence, so the U.K. Independence Party (if elected) can deal with an impotent Parliament, making it a potent force once again

<<so the U.K. Independence Party (if elected)>>


I am soooooo glad you didn't miss-spell that!

Anyway - I did my *bit* at the last euro elections.



Hey! This thread has enough tangents to make eric proud!!!