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Wollemi

26-May-2010
4:47:09 PM

...and in 1988 the few remaining imperial units were removed from general use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Australia


Miguel75

26-May-2010
5:36:32 PM

On 26/05/2010 Wollemi wrote:
>...and in 1988 the few remaining imperial units were removed from general
>use.

E gads! Surfboards are always measured in imperial units; metric would be uncouth!


MonkeyBoy

26-May-2010
6:30:28 PM

I did actually measure it in and noted in in MM but then noticed inscribed on the body is the dimensions in inches. Not being a surfer - I owned the board and tried a bit but never really got into it - Thought well if it's in Ft and Inches on the board .....


Miguel75

26-May-2010
7:30:31 PM

You did good MonkeyBoy. It's a fun looking board. I only understand surfboard and skateboard measurements in inches. If you try to tell me the dimensions in metric I have no idea.


wallwombat

26-May-2010
7:58:51 PM

Plumbers still work in imperial as well as metric. I worked at a plumbing supply joint for a while and had to do a lot of converting in my head.

earwig

27-May-2010
3:59:07 PM

>On 26/05/2010 Wollemi wrote:
>
>E gads! Surfboards are always measured in imperial units; metric would
>be uncouth!
>

But sadly not the waves. Last time I surfed Wollamai it was 1.5 metres. Back in the good old days it would have been 6 foot!

Paz

27-May-2010
4:46:14 PM

On 27/05/2010 earwig wrote:
>>On 26/05/2010 Wollemi wrote:
>>
>>E gads! Surfboards are always measured in imperial units; metric would
>>be uncouth!
>>
>
>But sadly not the waves. Last time I surfed Wollamai it was 1.5 metres.
>Back in the good old days it would have been 6 foot!

Actually waves are measured in terms of ft, swell is metric. If you read the swell forecast in the paper it'll be metric, swellnet.com.au'll be imperial....


MonkeyBoy

29-May-2010
12:02:56 PM

Sold - Fully re charged

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