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Suppose this is a stupid question...
Posted: 13.10.2002, 05:51
by Rassilon
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?
Posted: 13.10.2002, 05:55
by chris
Size is given as the radius, which is half of the diameter.
--Chris
Posted: 13.10.2002, 05:55
by erostosthenes
doesn't celestia do radius, not diameter?
Posted: 13.10.2002, 06:15
by Rassilon
Ahh thanks...
Now I see my mistake I was mistaking radius for diameter...
Posted: 13.10.2002, 11:15
by Guest
Ah, yes, those pesky kilometres....
How about an option for old-fashioned miles ? Not that it makes much difference on planetery sizes.
Posted: 13.10.2002, 13:55
by Thilo
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 ;)
Posted: 13.10.2002, 16:06
by Rassilon
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...
Posted: 13.10.2002, 18:00
by Darkmiss
My dad still measures things in Broomsticks and Door frames
Posted: 14.10.2002, 16:25
by Sum0
Heck yeah! Introduce the metric system in time...
Imperial measures are completely useless. Unless you enjoy a future where we all have 12 fingers and 7 toes...
Posted: 14.10.2002, 17:29
by LostInSpace
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.
Posted: 14.10.2002, 18:05
by eros
i sense a whole hogshead of nonsense on this board.