The Town of Odyssey

J-man wrote:

The Top Crusader wrote:I'm 1'2".

1 mile 2 ft?

I would assume that a metre would be a more likely measurement than a mile.

That's meter..

J-man wrote:That's meter..

In some (er-most I think) parts of Canada they spell it metre.

I like my height.

6' 0"

Chandler wrote:

J-man wrote:That's meter..

In some (er-most I think) parts of Canada they spell it metre.

It's used interchangeably. Metre, meter, center, centre, etc. Seeing as how I've taken numerous courses online with an American-based school (TPS), I must admit I've used the American spellings more often than the Canadian ones.

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:

J-man wrote:That's meter..

In some (er-most I think) parts of Canada they spell it metre.

It's used interchangeably. Metre, meter, center, centre, etc. Seeing as how I've taken numerous courses online with an American-based school (TPS), I must admit I've used the American spellings more often than the Canadian ones.

Yes, I had observed that. Shadowpaw also uses the American spellings in most cases but other Canadians on here are more traditional.

Chandler wrote:

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:

J-man wrote:That's meter..

In some (er-most I think) parts of Canada they spell it metre.

It's used interchangeably. Metre, meter, center, centre, etc. Seeing as how I've taken numerous courses online with an American-based school (TPS), I must admit I've used the American spellings more often than the Canadian ones.

Yes, I had observed that. Shadowpaw also uses the American spellings in most cases but other Canadians on here are more traditional.

They are?

I prefer the American spelling in most cases. It's less confusing. However, I still cannot understand why they adopted the insane measuring system they currently use. 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile? I much rather prefer 100 centimeters to a meter, 1000 meters to a kilometer.

Im taller than a midget
pass the ketchup for my llama chandler

Trent DeWhite wrote:I prefer the American spelling in most cases. It's less confusing. However, I still cannot understand why they adopted the insane measuring system they currently use. 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile? I much rather prefer 100 centimeters to a meter, 1000 meters to a kilometer.

It's the English system of measuring. It's not our fault that England abandoned it's roots.
Actually, if you do a little study I believe you'll find that the English measurements were intended to make sense with items in real life. I just glanced at this article... maybe it'll help. I can't stand the fact that the metric system normally jumps from centimeters to meters. It takes 2.54 centimeters to make an inch! That means that something that is 10 inches long is 25.4 centimeters. Or something that is 2 feet long is 50.8 centimeters. That is so hard to picture! Unless of course you've been raised on the system. I think they should make more use of the decimeter. It fits nicely between the puny centimeter and gaping meter.

Chandler wrote:

Trent DeWhite wrote:I prefer the American spelling in most cases. It's less confusing. However, I still cannot understand why they adopted the insane measuring system they currently use. 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile? I much rather prefer 100 centimeters to a meter, 1000 meters to a kilometer.

It's the English system of measuring. It's not our fault that England abandoned it's roots.

But like I said, the US chose to adopt it. They could've changed it by now.

Chandler wrote:Actually, if you do a little study I believe you'll find that the English measurements were intended to make sense with items in real life. I just glanced at this article...

Yeah, I've read similar articles. Somehow, I don't think eleventh or eighteenth century standards of measurement should apply today.

I'm 152 cm.

Sputnik wrote:I'm 152 cm.

AUUGGH!! I cannot picture that!

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:

Trent DeWhite wrote:I prefer the American spelling in most cases. It's less confusing. However, I still cannot understand why they adopted the insane measuring system they currently use. 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile? I much rather prefer 100 centimeters to a meter, 1000 meters to a kilometer.

It's the English system of measuring. It's not our fault that England abandoned it's roots.

But like I said, the US chose to adopt it. They could've changed it by now.

And torture all those poor people trained the other way trying to switch. Is the United States now more English than the English?

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:Actually, if you do a little study I believe you'll find that the English measurements were intended to make sense with items in real life. I just glanced at this article...

Yeah, I've read similar articles. Somehow, I don't think eleventh or eighteenth century standards of measurement should apply today.

Ancient=bad and modern=good?

Chandler wrote:

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:Actually, if you do a little study I believe you'll find that the English measurements were intended to make sense with items in real life. I just glanced at this article...

Yeah, I've read similar articles. Somehow, I don't think eleventh or eighteenth century standards of measurement should apply today.

Ancient=bad and modern=good?

My head!!

I wasn't referring to the two different time periods as a whole.

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:

Trent DeWhite wrote:I prefer the American spelling in most cases. It's less confusing. However, I still cannot understand why they adopted the insane measuring system they currently use. 12 inches in a foot, 5280 feet in a mile? I much rather prefer 100 centimeters to a meter, 1000 meters to a kilometer.

It's the English system of measuring. It's not our fault that England abandoned it's roots.

But like I said, the US chose to adopt it. They could've changed it by now.

Here in Alabama They Decided to but then they ran out of money so when you drivivng half the road signs are in metris and half are in english.

I'm 5'7.

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Chandler wrote:

My head!!

*looks around with shifty eyes*
It's Top's fault.

im a lil taller then 5'5"

I am 5' 8"

Peace Out

-Gimp

Trent DeWhite wrote:

Dr. Watson wrote:

Christian Cowgirl wrote:

Laura Ingalls wrote:I'm on the shorter side - 5' 2". My brother likes to pat me on the head and say "Hello down there!"

Bad Watson! Thats very mean!

That's what older brothers are supposed to do! Actually, I'm not terribly taller than Laura Ingalls--probably around 5'9" /5'10", but sometimes it'll just strike me how short she is.

*pats Laura Ingalls on the head*

"Hello, down there, sis!"

Sounds something like what I say to my mom every once and a while. Not those exact words, obviously . . . but whenever I find myself standing next to my mom, who's just over 5', it's just like, "Hello down there."

I'm just the opposite, I'm such an abnormally tall girl (5' 10") . I'm taller than all the teenagers I know. (they're all around 5' 5") And they all don't fail to comment everytime they see me: "Hey, how's the weather up there?" *grumbles* it's sooooo annoying.

This has been bumped so we can laugh about how short you all are. 5' 10"