|
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend Bookmark this thread |
This topic is archived. |
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge |
Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:57 PM Original message |
Hey, so if a gallon of water weighs 8 pounds... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Did someone get a metric/english conversion unit for Christmas? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. LOL nah I was just thinking, because I'd had it in |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. LOL. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Glad you finally joined us! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. didya know we have a group |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Fuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. But did you ever look at your hand? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Yeah. It's funny cuz it's true. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. They call them fingers, but I never see them fing. n/t |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. etymologically speaking they're connected to a verb meaning to catch/gather |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
deucemagnet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Damn! The things you learn on DU! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. How odd...I said that this morning... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 05:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
33. Oh, there they go! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. A pint's a pound the world 'round unless you're.... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. approximately but not quite |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Connonym (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. This discussion came up during Xmas baking |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I think you're technically right, but you sister's method would lead to... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Two cups of gumdrops (if you removed all the air) |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Huh?!?! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Nope - fluid ounces measure volume; regular ounces measure weight. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Oh |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The answer to that depends on if you mean fluid ounce or ounce of weight |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. By wieght |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Tricky, tricky. Gold is measured in troy ounces, heavier than regular ounces. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. we have a winner!! |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Only by jewelers and investors. Not by scientists. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 04:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. eyepaddle was unclear in use of ounces - |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 01:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. As long as I'm resurrecting this thread |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 01:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Yes, we do have the slug. But no one uses it, and few know of it. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Oops I should read the thread and not just reply to stuff in myDU |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
puerco-bellies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. Back in the day we used to call pints of beer "pounders" |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:35 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Did you think it was because they helped you get pounded? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
puerco-bellies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Well, ya, I did. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. but doesnt beer weigh less than water? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. a pint is a pound |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
18. You are very, very wrong. A gallon (by volume) of water at STP and 0 elevation |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Picky, picky. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:57 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Or one fluid ounce of aerogel, or of a neutron star |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-27-06 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. Not a coincidence, this was intentional. |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
idgiehkt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. so how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-28-06 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
40. I believe one cubic foot of water weighs 1,000 ounces ... |
Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top |
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) | Wed Jun 05th 2024, 03:04 AM Response to Original message |
Advertisements [?] |
Top |
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge |
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate
About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.
© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC