[Closed] Miles or Kilometers?

Your sister is right. You ran six and a quarter miles.

PS: I'm 57 years old. 😕

I'd prefer everything metric. This stupid half arsed system we use is pointless.
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I prefer the uniformity and predictability of it (I don't think we were even taught anything in imperial for most of my education), also when returning to the UK the sign that says the destination and a number always leads to disappointment.

Miles for cycling and driving, km for running.

I ride in miles but run in km. No idea why.

Was trained to use both, still measure things in inches and cm /mm

Furlongs are ideal.

was running the Tatton 10K today

was trending on twitter wasn't it? car park hell?

km for everything, unless its a 100 mile ride/half or full marathon

I like, height in metres, distance in miles! 🙂

Miles for distance. Feet for height.

Even using a 1:50k map I might use the 1k squares to guestimate a distance but I'll then convert it to miles in my head to get a feel for how far it is.

I weigh 16 & 1/2 stone and have no idea my height in cm.

Miles are better cos they're bigger.

I can pretty much convert back and forth without any hassle. The only time I use miles is sometimes talking to other folk who can't visualise kilometres or if touring on the road in the UK as that just keeps some consistency with road signs.

Kilometres here. Running and cycling. 46 years old.

Rachel

I rarely use kms. But happily using both, and I'm going to make sure my kids know both.

km cos it matches maps (grid squares). Not that I have any trouble converting in my head.

I prefer to think I've only got x miles to go till I get home when I'm knackered.

I will always tell people I did a 100km ride today as it sounds more than 62 miles. (And it wasn't either, probably).

I like km. More of them, but they go by quicker.

I'm finding myself switching over to km for more things, walking and cycling definitely. Still think of road speed and distance in miles but that's about it. 53

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bigger numbers are always better

I run in miles and set my pace in miles even if the run is 5km /10km etc

I would use the one that you can spell correctly .

when I bought my garmin last year I put it in kilometres, didn't really ponder why but everything else is in metric so why not road distance? Pro road races are all quoted in km as are audax

Use miles for running and cycling, but get annoyed at the Garmin watch because it then insists on measuring swimming in yards and not metres...

Your Garmin is being consistent, unlike you 😉

I still tend to convert to miles in my head (and mph), but no longer even have a computer measuring in miles on my road bike. Though given I sometimes ride timetrials then some rides are measured in miles. Given I've done a lot of navigation based racing on maps with km squares it just became easier not to have to convert - have always had the bike computer on the MTB measuring in km.

KMs it's a 1000 metres, what is a mile 1760 yards or 5280 feet
Same with weights no wonder metric is taking over

But I do prefer a pint although a half litre or full stein in Germany is always good

They key here is consistency if the distance is in miles then ascend in metres, if the distance in km then ascent in feet. Window openings are 4ftwide by 1200mm etc

I'm interchangeable. Schooled in both, but the industry I work in still works in Imperial. I can't get too excited by it, when chatting with some mates who are metricised i'll happily converse in KM's and other mates who still talk miles i'll happily convert over. Just like talking a different language I guess. But then I like quirky things.

I guess most people are still using PSI for tyre pressures are they? or have some converted to Bar/Pascals?

Psi for tyres, bar for diving.

Miles for Mtb-ing and Km for road riding!

Kilometres (correct spelling), I'm 57 and live in the 21st century not the 19th. I can convert distances, temperatures, etc. in my head easy enough.

Metric for everything, height, weight, distance, running, cycling, driving the lot.
The only conversion then is UK road signs which is pia but not difficult.

Imperial is silly, when I rule the world we will have decimal time and calendars.

Everything metric for me. Schooled in 3/16th humskidumphs, but so much easier to think metric.

KM's/CM's/MM's..

What the actual chunk is a Yard? (apart from a rear of a building enclosure)

Sooner everything is metric the better.

But the Brexiteers won't allow it, claiming it's un patriotic (or perhaps they just can't comprehend round numbers)

I use mostly imperial measurements as I was predominantly taught imperial. I didn't grow up in the 19th as it didn't stop being used or taught then.

What the actual chunk is a Yard?

3 feet just under a metre.

Oh, and what's with Americans and cups! Fine when your forebears were travelling (correct spelling) across the wild west but now that you have settled down and have multiple instances of every labour saving device known to man it seems that you can't afford a set of weighing scales!

It is 2016.

Bike - miles
Running - miles, however distances appear to be 5km/10km for gauging how good you are

and have multiple instances of every labour saving device known to man it seems that you can't afford a set of weighing scales!

Run in metric and bike in imperial..

It is 2016.

Not for much longer.

can pretty much convert back and forth without any hassle. The only time I use miles is sometimes talking to other folk who can't visualise kilometres or if touring on the road in the UK as that just keeps some consistency with road signs.

Yep, me too.

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Just can't fathom imperial distance measurements.

it matters not a jot.

and have multiple instances of every labour saving device known to man it seems that you can't afford a set of weighing scales!

a set of cups and spoons is probably the most labour saving you can get,fast quick and easy. Not used scales in years

I hate trying to figure out recipes in cups - it's all well and good until they throw in something with a defined measurement, e.g. 1 tsp of baking soda. Then it matters how big your cup is in proportion to the tsp, so just give me a bloody weight! Far easier to just have a set of digital scales...

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Then it matters how big your cup is in proportion to the tsp, so just give me a bloody weight! Far easier to just have a set of digital scales...

Cups are all good and well using dry stuff, but a pain in the hole for other things, golden syrup and treacle have to be the worst.
With digital scales, nothings easier than resetting them to zero before adding the next ingredient and then simply pouring it in.

Grammes, metres and Celsius because I don't have 12 fingers. 🙂

Metric all the way !

Time we sorted out road signs too

Cups are fine for flour but butter I struggle with, golden syrup you just have to put extra spoonful in .
I've gone metric for running too since I've gotten slower.

Just can't fathom imperial distance measurements.

Well done.

Cups are fine for flour but butter I struggle with, golden syrup you just have to put extra spoonful in .

Cups are rubbish for flour, as the actual amount varies depending on how packed down it is. Digital scales are much more accurate and no harder to use.

And after 20 years in Spain I use metric for everything. Including celcius.

Cups are rubbish for flour, as the actual amount varies depending on how packed down it is. Digital scales are much more accurate and no harder to use.

Butter has markings on the pack anyway 😉

Kilometres (correct spelling), I'm 57 and live in the 21st century not the 19th

Kilometres have been around since the 18th century.

Who's ever stood at the top of a hill on a clear day and said I can see for km?

Still doesn't make it a good unit.

Syrup and treacle are really awkward no matter what - I weigh the whole thing on balance scales, tin and all, then remove weights equivalent to what I want, then start spooning out the syrup until the scales balance again. If I'm within 10g or so then I'm happy.

I'm even weirder..

Road bike miles are done in KMs
MTB miles are done in Miles.

You are all doing temperature wrong. Real men use Kelvin

Was 270K this morning - had to scrape the car windscreen - brrr

Still doesn't make it a good unit

A mile is eight furlongs. A furlong is 220 yards and is supposed to be the length an ox team could plough before they needed a rest. A yard is supposed to have originally been the distance between some Anglo-Saxon Kings nose and has outstretched fingers. It all makes perfect sense.

The best non-metric measure is grains. A grain was actually based on the weight of a grain of wheat, or barely or something.

Ah so consistent....

At school science and maths were metric, metalwork unapologetically imperial. I still use both but distances tend to be miles. As a civil engineer 150mm and 300mm pipes were still 6" and 12". In a short spell with an American consultant I was introduced to such delights as the "kip-ft".

The Imperial measurement and Miles was conjured up by a small "elite" to teach the "surfs" a lesson, that lesson is such that the "elite" are edumakated, the surfs not. Think of it as a secluded sect, for thats what it is.

Bonkers.

But then Humans are Bonkers.

I suppose if we're doing measurements for other things, then I'd still call a 50mmx100mm bit of timber a 2x4 - despite having done engineering training where even the old school instructors had happily converted to mm and m (though they did still refer to very small measurements in thous). I used to be resistant to the change, but would now be happy to convert all our measurements to metric and get rid of miles for speed and distance - and even quite happy to drink beer by the half litre.

Don't forget your chains,a chain measures 66 feet, or 22 yards. There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong).

Railway bridges in these parts are still marked with their distance to London in miles and chains. 🙄

I don't run and am not european, so miles, feet, inches, pounds and stone thanks very much.

Miles are harder.
Kms feel like cheating. 😉

A great explanation of how sensible imperial measurements are.

Why wouldn't you call something a Shatments?

[quote=natrix ]Don't forget your chains,a chain measures 66 feet, or 22 yards.

My chains measure between 52" and 55" 😉

This is Britain - we use miles. For proof, see road signs 😀

End of argument.

Miles.

It's easier to read the big numbers on the speedo which oddly seem to correspond with the road signs.

And it's a water bottle, not a bidon.

I wonder what the distance on this one is measured in?

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A furlong is 220 yards ...

…and 22 yards is the length of a cricket pitch, or a chain, so 10 chains to a furling and 100 links to a chain. Even our glorious Imperial system had elements of decimalisation!

Now, go fathom that one ...2 yards or six feet, or 1.8 metres!

Railway bridges in these parts are still marked with their distance to London in miles and chains

Miles for br brexiters
Km for remainers

Nope.
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KM 'cos I need altitude gain in metres and can't make my Garmin mix & match.

Miles when driving though.

Now, go fathom that one ...2 yards or six feet, or 1.8 metres!

Fathom = the distance between a man's outstretched arms. i.e two yards - we're back to that Anglo-Saxon Kings nose again.

Imperial measurements have poetry and soul - and in general the units are the right size and easy to use.

Kilometres are for those funny Europeans and people who can't add up

Recently changed from using stones to kg for on the weighing scales. Was surprisingly painless (other than annoying mrs blobby who now needs to change the scales back to stones whenever she gets on them 🙂 )

I'd switch the Garmin over to km but race 10 and 25 mile distances so all my speed / distance calculations on the bike tend to be in miles 😕

and in general the units are the right size and easy to use.

That's because there are so many of the bloody things!

Metric all the way. I can cope with miles and pints if I have to. Fahrenheit? God knows.