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Decimal day-fifty years ago today

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  • There were public information films produced in preparation for  changeover to decimal currency including one called 'Granny gets the point' that was shown quite often. 

    Wonder which famous footballer, now manager, has watched this?

    Granny Gets the Point (1971) - extract

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rOzF3QpJcw
  • So the Yanks went decimal in 1792 but still use feet & inches for more things than us I believe. Do they use lbs and ounces? 
    Yep. Feet, inches, miles, acres, pints, pounds, ounces and Fahrenheit. 
    Fluid ounces - what’s all that about?!
  • There were public information films produced in preparation for  changeover to decimal currency including one called 'Granny gets the point' that was shown quite often. 

    Wonder which famous footballer, now manager, has watched this?
    Not Bowyer, we never get a point 😢
  • se9addick said:
    So the Yanks went decimal in 1792 but still use feet & inches for more things than us I believe. Do they use lbs and ounces? 
    Yep. Feet, inches, miles, acres, pints, pounds, ounces and Fahrenheit. 
    Fluid ounces - what’s all that about?!
    They are a measure of liquid volume.  Whereas regular ounces are weight. There are 20 fl.ozs. to a pint.  (Or 16 if you are in the USA. A US gallon is only around 80% of an Imperial gallon and their pints are smaller too obviously.  Especially when they come with two inches of foam on the top.)
  • I recall a time when items had a price label with both old and new money prices on them.
  • 8 years old so apart from the pocket money looking weird cannot remember much more about it.

    As for inflation, mum and dad bore the brunt of that... oh to be 8 years old again.
  • I might be dreaming this but was it a Saturday and we played sheff utd at home? 
  • Looking forward to a return to pounds shillings and pence  Nigel should be all over this.
  • edited February 2021
    lolwray said:
    I might be dreaming this but was it a Saturday and we played sheff utd at home? 
    On Saturday 13th Feb we did play Sheff Utd at home & lost 2-0 [Bowyers fault],since then Sheff Utd have come good & also gone bad.
    https://www.soccerbase.com/matches/results.sd?date=1971-02-13
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  • clive said:
    There were public information films produced in preparation for  changeover to decimal currency including one called 'Granny gets the point' that was shown quite often. 

    Wonder which famous footballer, now manager, has watched this?

    Granny Gets the Point (1971) - extract

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rOzF3QpJcw
    Doris Hare - brilliant!
  • People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 
  • If the Simpsons ruled the world would everything be in base 8.
    The decimal system is a choice that's all.
  • seth plum said:
    If the Simpsons ruled the world would everything be in base 8.
    The decimal system is a choice that's all.
    The right choice!
  • Not according to my neighbour's cat who only counts up to one!

  • seth plum said:
    Not according to my neighbour's cat who only counts up to one!

    A binary cat!  Interesting.
  • Fifteen bob to see Jimi Hendrix!
  • Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    Same here mate
  • Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    Same here mate
    Yes - me too.

    Although I've got to the point where I instinctively know that 21c is 70f!
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  • seth plum said:
    Not according to my neighbour's cat who only counts up to one!

    A binary cat!  Interesting.
    It must belong to Schrodinger. 
  • Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    This with bells on. 

    We all knew it was "freezing" outside last week - how many said "oh look, its 30° outside". But we all know when the temperature hits the high 80's it's hot outside. 
  • bobmunro said:
    Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    Same here mate
    Yes - me too.

    Although I've got to the point where I instinctively know that 21c is 70f!
    -40 is -40, as I found out in Alberta one winter. One less thing to worry about. 
  • Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    This with bells on. 

    We all knew it was "freezing" outside last week - how many said "oh look, its 30° outside". But we all know when the temperature hits the high 80's it's hot outside. 
    Be interesting to see what the US weather forecast uses - we know it will be fahrenheit for temperatures above freezing but do they quote for example -10c or 14f ? 
  • bobmunro said:
    Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    This with bells on. 

    We all knew it was "freezing" outside last week - how many said "oh look, its 30° outside". But we all know when the temperature hits the high 80's it's hot outside. 
    Be interesting to see what the US weather forecast uses - we know it will be fahrenheit for temperatures above freezing but do they quote for example -10c or 14f ? 

    Here's a look at some of the temperatures this morning: 

    • Oklahoma City: -12 degrees, the coldest since 1899 and second coldest ever
    • Dallas: -1 degrees, the coldest since 1930, and second coldest ever
    • Houston: 13 degrees, the coldest since 1989
    • San Antonio, Texas: 12 degrees, the coldest since 1989
    • Little Rock, Arkansas: -1 degrees, the coldest since 1989
    • Fayetteville, Arkansas: -20 degrees, the all-time coldest temperature
    • Hastings, Nebraska: -30 degrees, the all-time coldest temperature
    https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/snow-ice-storm-updates-02-16-21/index.html
  • So they do use fahrenheit consistently.
  • bobmunro said:
    So they do use fahrenheit consistently.
    Yes. Always Fahrenheit. 
  • 50years ago?
    Is that 120years in old money? 
  • Carter said:
    People are measure imperial feet, inches, stones and pounds 
    Houses are metric 
    Football is yards which is imperial isn't it 
    Distance is hybrid. Metres and miles not kilometres they are stupid 
    Speed is mph 
    Money should be metric or decimal, whenever inask someone about pounds shillings and pence I have not received a straight answer 

    What's the rule for weather?

    When its cold, I use Centigrade (it's below freezing...)

    When its hot, I use Fahrenheit (it's in the 80's)

    I understand the relativity of both, but could't use the same principle in reverse.
    Weather is always centigrade Celsius. I have no appreciation of the conversion between the 2 when I've heard the temperature described as 'boiling, in the high nineties' nope. Means nixies 

    Tell me its 40 degrees though and straight away I'm in 
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