Speed Limits in Canada
One of the really great things about visiting Vancouver Island is the speed limits. On the Island Highway between Campbell River and Nanaimo, posted speed limit is 120. Wow! Max speed limit in the ...
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I can work between the two systems, but I find that metric does take longer to visualise. This is despite having a scientific background and coming from another country, I do not have the old French/Trudeau bias that many other Canadians have. "It's being forced on us!" I have heard this attitude many times, it's a 'French' thing!
I can easily visualise small measurements, but 18967 kg means little, other than it's a lot. I still have to think, "mmm, that's over 40000 lbs or about 20 tons, I have an extra complication as a ton is 2240lbs to me! I also know that 937 mm is almost a metre so about 3 feet, and 937 metres is almost a kilometre about .6 of a mile, but 937 cm. is um, um , sorry couldn't get it in 5 secs so gave up!
Maybe I'm not as 'Bi' as I thought!
I can easily visualise small measurements, but 18967 kg means little, other than it's a lot. I still have to think, "mmm, that's over 40000 lbs or about 20 tons, I have an extra complication as a ton is 2240lbs to me! I also know that 937 mm is almost a metre so about 3 feet, and 937 metres is almost a kilometre about .6 of a mile, but 937 cm. is um, um , sorry couldn't get it in 5 secs so gave up!
Maybe I'm not as 'Bi' as I thought!
