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Suppose this is a stupid question...

Post #1by Rassilon » 13.10.2002, 05:51

But why is the Earths diameter mesured as half its size in kilometers in Celestia? according to this book I have the earths actual size is 12,756 km...Is the diameter variable not set up in kilometers?
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Post #2by chris » 13.10.2002, 05:55

Size is given as the radius, which is half of the diameter.

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Post #3by erostosthenes » 13.10.2002, 05:55

doesn't celestia do radius, not diameter?
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Post #4by Rassilon » 13.10.2002, 06:15

Ahh thanks...

Now I see my mistake I was mistaking radius for diameter...
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Post #5by Guest » 13.10.2002, 11:15

Ah, yes, those pesky kilometres....
How about an option for old-fashioned miles ? Not that it makes much difference on planetery sizes.
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Post #6by Thilo » 13.10.2002, 13:55

No way ;)

the system with inches, feet, yards and miles is f*cked up ;)
I mean, come on ... 12 inches = 1 foot ... etc .. that's like back in the middle age ;)

1000 mm = 1m 1000m = 1km .. that's much more logical ;)
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Post #7by Rassilon » 13.10.2002, 16:06

Thilo wrote:No way ;)

the system with inches, feet, yards and miles is f*cked up ;)
I mean, come on ... 12 inches = 1 foot ... etc .. that's like back in the middle age ;)

1000 mm = 1m 1000m = 1km .. that's much more logical ;)


LMAO I agree I prefer metric over bails of hay anyday...
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Post #8by Darkmiss » 13.10.2002, 18:00

My dad still measures things in Broomsticks and Door frames
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Post #9by Sum0 » 14.10.2002, 16:25

Heck yeah! Introduce the metric system in time... :D Imperial measures are completely useless. Unless you enjoy a future where we all have 12 fingers and 7 toes...
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Post #10by LostInSpace » 14.10.2002, 17:29

Metric is all right once you get used to it, but we all new what was what when we used proper measurement like furlongs, chains, and niblets.
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Post #11by eros » 14.10.2002, 18:05

i sense a whole hogshead of nonsense on this board.
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