superbigal Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 That plane nearly crashed a week or so ago cos some tit changed gallons to litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, superbigal said: So what is the 18 yarder now in Fifa bollox ? 16.5 metres is the primary measurement. 18 yards is given as a supplementary equivalent. You have to remember that football is a worldwide game & that there are far more metric countries than imperial. Edited to add: The distance between the inside of the posts is 7.32 m (8 yds) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44 m (8 ft). Why don't you just follow the link to the laws of the game that I provided? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Imperial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, lichtgilphead said: 16.5 metres is the primary measurement. 18 yards is given as a supplementary equivalent. You have to remember that football is a worldwide game & that there are far more metric countries than imperial. So are the goal frames bigger or smaller in Metric cuntries ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Do you go to the shop to buy a 0.568261 litre of milk? No, I buy 3.51951 imperial pints of milk. 3 minutes ago, welshbairn said: They use GMT on the ISS ffs. UTC mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, superbigal said: So are the goal frames bigger or smaller in Metric cuntries ? They should be the same size in all countries. As I previously stated, the distance between the inside of the posts is 7.32 m (8 yds) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44 m (8 ft). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Just now, lichtgilphead said: They should be the same size in all countries. As I previously stated, the distance between the inside of the posts is 7.32 m (8 yds) and the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44 m (8 ft). So they have primarily adopted imperial for the goals . Good to know. I feared you were going to tell me the Germans used 7.5m wide goals x 2.5m high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: Do you go to the shop to buy a 0.568261 litre of milk? No. We usually get a 2 litre bottle. If I wanted a smaller bottle, I might buy a 568 ml bottle. That's a tiny bit less than a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 When it comes to talking about height I prefer feet and inches, weight I prefer stone and pounds and long distances I prefer to be in miles but anything construction related I prefer to be metric so I am rather torn on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, superbigal said: So they have primarily adopted imperial for the goals . Good to know. I feared you were going to tell me the Germans used 7.5m wide goals x 2.5m high No they haven't. They've adopted a metric size which is nearly the same (but not exactly the same) as the old imperial size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 They switched back to using imperial measurements in schools down south yet, or do they have to wait until the end of March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 How do the refs pace out 9.15 steps for the shaving foam ? I've just watched both a Dutch game and an English game and both refs took 10 paces for free kicks. Sure i would have noticed 9 paces and a baby step. I'm bamboozled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 As a serious drug user I like to mix imperial and metric measurements. Don't forget there are 3.5 grams in a half Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, throbber said: When it comes to talking about height I prefer feet and inches, weight I prefer stone and pounds and long distances I prefer to be in miles but anything construction related I prefer to be metric so I am rather torn on this issue. When I was working in carpentry and you had different people giving you measurements in either feet and inches or metric, feet and inches were easier to remember but metric was easier than working out 1/16th of an inch on a tape measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 When they bring out metric mints I'll be fully converted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 20 minutes ago, superbigal said: That plane nearly crashed a week or so ago cos some tit changed gallons to litres. I missed that story. Do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, superbigal said: How do the refs pace out 9.15 steps for the shaving foam ? I've just watched both a Dutch game and an English game and both refs took 10 paces for free kicks. Sure i would have noticed 9 paces and a baby step. I'm bamboozled. To be fair, there's a fan at Dens that does his fucking nut when he feels the ref has taken less than 10 steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 A pint in America is only 16oz. Disgusting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said: To be fair, there's a fan at Dens that does his fucking nut when he feels the ref has taken less than 10 steps. Even if they take 10 steps, it still often looks short of the full distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbigal Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 8 minutes ago, lichtgilphead said: I missed that story. Do you have a link? Sorry glanced at it a few weeks ago. The story itself is old and is about KG and LBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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