Railways To Go Metric

[AM9]

Only 240 pennies, and a whopping 960 farthings (1/4d) to the pound.

Who remembers guineas £1 & 1 shilling (£1.05) ? Often mentioned in very old films for things like suits.

Oh dear, all the nostalgia has been triggered. 40 tanners = 20 bob = 8 tosheroons = 1 nicker (knicker?) or a quid.
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Ah, yes, guineas. The posh shops priced things in quineas, particularly tailors and dress shops ... and I remember seeing that in the '50s and '60s.

Also gee gee prizes and solicitors.

 

[PaulLothian]

I spent far too many of my primary school years learning how to do calculations that can be easily done now. Although we did learn the 14- and 16-times tables, which I have rarely used since metrication!

 

[Emyr]

I spent far too many of my primary school years learning how to do calculations that can be easily done now. Although we did learn the 14- and 16-times tables, which I have rarely used since metrication!

16-times table is useful for conversions between miles and kilometres.

 

[dysonsphere]

Ah, yes, guineas. The posh shops priced things in quineas, particularly tailors and dress shops ... and I remember seeing that in the '50s and '60s.

And racehorses are still priced in Guineas

 

[AM9]

16-times table is useful for conversions between miles and kilometres.

And when estimating things that use binary numbering, especially screen resolutions.

 

[Emyr]

And when estimating things that use binary numbering, especially screen resolutions.

16 times table is easy in hexadecimal

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
100

 

[Flamingo]

16 times table is easy in hexadecimal

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
100

Huh? :-?:-?

 

[Emyr]

Base 16.

 

[azz7008]

16 times table is easy in hexadecimal

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
100

not sure many will get it here.

 

[Zoidberg]

Base 16.

Reminds me of the question about why computer programmers often mix up Halloween and Christmas Day.

It's because Oct31 is Dec25.

I'll shut the door on my way out!

 

[Flamingo]

Listen guys, if I have to add up anything more than ten, I have to take my shoes off...

 

[Wolfie]

Listen guys, if I have to add up anything more than ten, I have to take my shoes off...

Not from Norfolk then....allegedly...

 

[Trog]

16 times table is easy in hexadecimal

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
100

Did you also know that there are 10 types of people in the world those who understand binary and those who don't.

 

[PaulLothian]

16-times table is useful for conversions between miles and kilometres.

I manage that with the 8- and 5-times tables!

 

[Flamingo]

Not from Norfolk then....allegedly...

Funny you should say that...