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Price of fuel...
dxmedia:
Tonnes, I've no idea what a ton weights :lol: :lol: Something to do with hundredweights ;)
A tonne is a tonne is a tonne, 1 cubic meter of water.
V8MoneyPit:
As it happens, there's not much in it....
1 tonne = 1.10231131 tons according to Google converter. My phone app wouldn't do imperial tons!
tim_aka_tim:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on April 30, 2010, 15:35:46 ---Except in the US, of course! And they have a different pint and gallon to us just to confuse people even more!
--- End quote ---
The US uses the wine gallon as it's measure and has done since the early 1800s. However, the British
government decided to adopt the ale gallon (or close approximation thereof) in 1824. So we have a different
gallon because YOU changed yours!
Llanigraham:
Don't work on the railway.....we still use miles and chains!!
(except the Cambrian line that is going over to km's!!)
Saffy:
--- Quote from: Llanigraham on May 04, 2010, 11:35:02 ---Don't work on the railway.....we still use miles and chains!!
(except the Cambrian line that is going over to km's!!)
--- End quote ---
Don't they still use coal, narrow gauge and a ticket clipper round your parts? :-#
ffestiniog railway just got one of these modern diesel burners
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