FORUMula1.com

F1 and Motorsport Forums

User avatar
By darwin dali
#347488
Jabberwocky wrote:
darwin dali wrote:
racechick wrote:
bud wrote:
racechick wrote:Yes. Sorry, miswrote it. Used to working in mph in the uk.
Aren't you all finally coming to your senses and using metric?
Yes in everything except mph.

Oh and weighing myself. I have no idea if I'm too fat in Kilos.
I actually prefer miles (as the only non-metric unit): you make about 60 miles an hour average, an hour has 60 minutes, so very easy to figure out how long it takes to get somewhere. Try this with 100km/h and 60 minutes - a bit harder :)
I just use percentage of hours and then work out the minutes that way
Uh, yes, good luck with that when you need a quick estimate. Let's say you get the info that your destination is 40 miles away - that's 40 minutes right there. You hear it's 70 km away, you go right ahead and do your percentages and what not :hehe:
User avatar
By Jabberwocky
#347489
70km/h I would just say 75km/h so that is just less than 3/4 of an hour
User avatar
By darwin dali
#347495
Jabberwocky wrote:70km/h I would just say 75km/h so that is just less than 3/4 of an hour
So first, you fudge the numbers, rounding them up or down, and then you have to know fractions (75 is 3/4 of the average speed of 100km/h, so 3/4 of an hour) - when it's so much easier with miles: 37 miles equals 37 minutes, 52 miles equals 52 minutes, etc. Dunno, man, dunno - don't present something like this at a job interview :wink:
User avatar
By Jabberwocky
#347497
I did not say I preferred km/h just offered what I normally do when dealing with them.

Job interviews are not normally a problem, getting the CV good enough to get a foot in the door is what is needed.
User avatar
By darwin dali
#347498
Jabberwocky wrote:I did not say I preferred km/h just offered what I normally do when dealing with them.

Job interviews are not normally a problem, getting the CV good enough to get a foot in the door is what is needed.
Just yanking your chain :hehe:
By What's Burning?
#347506
Of course that all gets thrown out the window when you're not driving at exactly 60 miles per hour. Now back to Mercedes! :whip:
User avatar
By bud
#347508
LRW wrote:
darwin dali wrote:
racechick wrote:
bud wrote:
racechick wrote:Yes. Sorry, miswrote it. Used to working in mph in the uk.
Aren't you all finally coming to your senses and using metric?
Yes in everything except mph.

Oh and weighing myself. I have no idea if I'm too fat in Kilos.
I actually prefer miles (as the only non-metric unit): you make about 60 miles an hour average, an hour has 60 minutes, so very easy to figure out how long it takes to get somewhere. Try this with 100km/h and 60 minutes - a bit harder :)
OR.... You could just travel everywhere at 60km/h....
That is the standard speed limit here. :D
User avatar
By darwin dali
#347509
What's Burning? wrote:Of course that all gets thrown out the window when you're not driving at exactly 60 miles per hour. Now back to Mercedes! :whip:
I drive a lot and 60 miles is a very good average overall.
By What's Burning?
#347510
darwin dali wrote:
What's Burning? wrote:Of course that all gets thrown out the window when you're not driving at exactly 60 miles per hour. Now back to Mercedes! :whip:
I drive a lot and 60 miles is a very good average overall.
You don't have a Porsche. :twisted:
User avatar
By darwin dali
#347512
What's Burning? wrote:
darwin dali wrote:
What's Burning? wrote:Of course that all gets thrown out the window when you're not driving at exactly 60 miles per hour. Now back to Mercedes! :whip:
I drive a lot and 60 miles is a very good average overall.
You don't have a Porsche. :twisted:
You won't have one much longer if you go 100mph :twisted:
By andrew
#347513
darwin dali wrote:
What's Burning? wrote:
darwin dali wrote:
What's Burning? wrote:Of course that all gets thrown out the window when you're not driving at exactly 60 miles per hour. Now back to Mercedes! :whip:
I drive a lot and 60 miles is a very good average overall.
You don't have a Porsche. :twisted:
You won't have one much longer if you go 100mph :twisted:
Better watch the body kit doesn't fall off whilst travelling at such speed!

Image

:rofl:
By LRW
#347531
So...... Which race do people think Mercedes might get a podium......?
User avatar
By myownalias
#347534
LRW wrote:So...... Which race do people think Mercedes might get a podium......?
If Mercedes have stuck with their Dual DRS system from last season; China would be my guess!
User avatar
By racechick
#347535
These ones
China, Monaco, Canada, Italy, Silverstone, Grrmany, Spain ........and maybe Europe and Brazil as well.
  • 1
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 254
Williams Support

It has been a really disappointing season for them[…]

Austin's F1 circuit.

COTA is one of the best tracks on the calendar, an[…]

Really happy to see Max Verstappen win his first r[…]

McLaren Racing opened its new state-of-the-art Rac[…]

Swap-in out addons, use only what you really need!