3164: Metric Tip - Revision history

73.158.62.190: /* Explanation */

2025-11-14T22:04:06Z

‎Explanation

73.158.62.190: /* Explanation */

2025-11-14T22:03:40Z

‎Explanation

Mathmaster at 23:29, 11 November 2025

2025-11-11T23:29:55Z

2A0B:F4C2:0:0:0:0:0:8: followed citation and made more accurate

2025-11-10T00:53:47Z

followed citation and made more accurate

208.59.176.206: /* Transcript */

2025-11-07T17:54:06Z

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82.132.244.181: /* Explanation */ Neater/more efficient. Possessive doesn't 'link-over'/suck-up the suffix like a plural like "Cueballs" does, but that's inconsequential.

2025-11-07T15:29:38Z

‎Explanation: Neater/more efficient. Possessive doesn't 'link-over'/suck-up the suffix like a plural like "Cueballs" does, but that's inconsequential.

Kynde: /* Explanation */ Cueball is generic so he can have many heights.

2025-11-07T15:01:28Z

‎Explanation: Cueball is generic so he can have many heights.

82.132.245.65: /* Explanation */ Establishing that 16lbs would round to the composite measurement, but also be various other values, on top of a simple multiple of ounces, one exact and others not-necessarily exact (so those 3DP/3SF, as most suitable)

2025-11-07T07:55:31Z

‎Explanation: Establishing that 16lbs would round to the composite measurement, but also be various other values, on top of a simple multiple of ounces, one exact and others not-necessarily exact (so those 3DP/3SF, as most suitable)

1234231587678 at 03:28, 7 November 2025

2025-11-07T03:28:47Z

1234231587678: i feel like thats unnecessary

2025-11-07T03:28:18Z

i feel like thats unnecessary

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), [[Cueball]]'s response to [[White Hat]]'s question is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. In theory this is meant to ease both White Hat and Cueball onto the Metric system gradually, as "five feet" could be considered the most significant figure in the measurement, while the remaining inches are used as practice. In practice, most people would find this worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.
+This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), [[Cueball]]'s response to [[White Hat]]'s question is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. In theory this is meant to ease both White Hat and Cueball onto the Metric system gradually, as "five feet" could be considered the most significant figure in the measurement, while the remaining inches are used as a training exercise. In practice, most people would find this worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.
 The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight (or ''perhaps'' {{w|Weight#Mass|mass}}) of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, converting between metric and imperial partway through the statement (rather than starting with imperial and ending with metric). However, this is [[technically]] worse, as kilograms are strictly a unit of mass whereas ounces ''can'' be a unit of mass but are usually effectively either one of {{w|Ounce#Definitions|a number of measurements of weight}} ''or'' (in line with popular US usage) a {{w|Fluid ounce|volume}} measurement. In this case, 7 kg 9 oz is approximately 16 lbs or 265 ounces (which in turn would be exactly 0.008 short tons; or about 0.00714 long tons, 7.255 kg, 37,588.652 carats, 333,415,012.56 Planck masses, etc).

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), [[Cueball]]'s response to [[White Hat]]'s question is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.
+This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), [[Cueball]]'s response to [[White Hat]]'s question is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. In theory this is meant to ease both White Hat and Cueball onto the Metric system gradually, as "five feet" could be considered the most significant figure in the measurement, while the remaining inches are used as practice. In practice, most people would find this worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.
 The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight (or ''perhaps'' {{w|Weight#Mass|mass}}) of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, converting between metric and imperial partway through the statement (rather than starting with imperial and ending with metric). However, this is [[technically]] worse, as kilograms are strictly a unit of mass whereas ounces ''can'' be a unit of mass but are usually effectively either one of {{w|Ounce#Definitions|a number of measurements of weight}} ''or'' (in line with popular US usage) a {{w|Fluid ounce|volume}} measurement. In this case, 7 kg 9 oz is approximately 16 lbs or 265 ounces (which in turn would be exactly 0.008 short tons; or about 0.00714 long tons, 7.255 kg, 37,588.652 carats, 333,415,012.56 Planck masses, etc).

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−	~~{{incomplete\|This page was created by a 6 LB, 243 g ROBOT. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}~~
	This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w\|unit of measurement\|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), [[Cueball]]'s response to [[White Hat]]'s question is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w\|Imperial units\|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w\|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w\|Metric system\|metric}}. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.		This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w\|unit of measurement\|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), [[Cueball]]'s response to [[White Hat]]'s question is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w\|Imperial units\|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w\|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w\|Metric system\|metric}}. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.

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 A strategy for transitioning to the metric system was also mentioned in [[526: Converting to Metric]], although in that case the strategy was a practical one, unlike this comic.
-[[:Category:Multiple Cueballs|This Cueball's]] height is 5'9" (176 cm), the {{w|Average human height by country|average}} for a male adult in the United States.
+[[:Category:Multiple Cueballs|This Cueball's]] height is 5'9" (176 cm), the {{w|Average human height by country|average}} for a white male adult in the United States.
 ==Transcript==

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 :White Hat: How tall are you?
-:Cueball: 5ft 24cm
+:Cueball: 5&nbsp;ft 24&nbsp;cm
 :[Caption below the panel:]

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 ==Explanation==
 {{incomplete|This page was created by a 6 LB, 243 g ROBOT. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), Cueball's response is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver{{cn}}.
+This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), Cueball's response is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.
-The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight (or ''perhaps'' {{w|Weight#Mass|mass}}) of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, converting between metric and imperial partway through the statement (rather than starting with imperial and ending with metric). However, this is [[technically]] worse, as kilograms are strictly a unit of mass whereas ounces ''can'' be a unit of mass but are usually effectively either one of {{w|Ounce#Definitions|a number of measurements of weight}} ''or'' (in line with popular US usage) a {{w|Fluid ounce|volume}} measurement. In this case, 7 kg 9 oz is approximately 16 lbs (7.255 kg), or 265 ounces.
+The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight (or ''perhaps'' {{w|Weight#Mass|mass}}) of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, converting between metric and imperial partway through the statement (rather than starting with imperial and ending with metric). However, this is [[technically]] worse, as kilograms are strictly a unit of mass whereas ounces ''can'' be a unit of mass but are usually effectively either one of {{w|Ounce#Definitions|a number of measurements of weight}} ''or'' (in line with popular US usage) a {{w|Fluid ounce|volume}} measurement. In this case, 7 kg 9 oz is approximately 16 lbs or 265 ounces (which in turn would be exactly 0.008 short tons; or about 0.00714 long tons, 7.255 kg, 37,588.652 carats, 333,415,012.56 Planck masses, etc).
 A strategy for transitioning to the metric system was also mentioned in [[526: Converting to Metric]], although in that case the strategy was a practical one, unlike this comic.

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 This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one {{w|unit of measurement|system of measurement}} and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e. converting each part of the measurement to metric, combining them, and then saying the complete converted measurement), Cueball's response is to give the first part of the measurement in the {{w|Imperial units|imperial system}} (or the practically equivalent {{w|United States customary units}}), and then the second part in {{w|Metric system|metric}}. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and confusing for the receiver.
-The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight (or ''perhaps'' {{w|Weight#Mass|mass}}) of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, converting between metric and imperial partway through the statement (rather than starting with imperial and ending with metric). However, this is [[technically]] worse, as kilograms are strictly a unit of mass whereas ounces ''can'' be a unit of mass but are usually effectively either one of {{w|Ounce#Definitions|a number of measurements of weight}} ''or'' (in line with popular US usage) a {{w|Fluid ounce|volume}} measurement. In this case, 7 kg 9 oz is approximately 16 lbs (7.255 kg), or (256+9) 265 ounces.
+The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight (or ''perhaps'' {{w|Weight#Mass|mass}}) of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, converting between metric and imperial partway through the statement (rather than starting with imperial and ending with metric). However, this is [[technically]] worse, as kilograms are strictly a unit of mass whereas ounces ''can'' be a unit of mass but are usually effectively either one of {{w|Ounce#Definitions|a number of measurements of weight}} ''or'' (in line with popular US usage) a {{w|Fluid ounce|volume}} measurement. In this case, 7 kg 9 oz is approximately 16 lbs (7.255 kg), or 265 ounces.
-A strategy for transitioning to the metric system was also mentioned in [[526: Converting to Metric]], although in that case the strategy was a practical one, unlike this comic.
+A strategy for transitioning to the metric system was also mentioned in [[526: Converting to Metric]], although in that case the strategy was a practical one, unlike this comic{{cn}}.
 This is also the first comic to give a height for Cueball, at 5'9" (176 cm), the {{w|Average human height by country|average}} for a male adult in the United States.