Science experiment you can try at home!
OK, so one of the cool things about the metric system is how each system of measurement relates to other systems of measurement. I remember from school that one cubic centimeter describes a volume equal to one milliliter, which in turn weighs one gram. pretty cool. All the “standard” system has is “a pint’s a pound the whole world round.” Yeah, whatever.
So here’s what I did. I stepped on the scale, which said that I weighed 80.2 kilograms. I filled a 1 liter bottle with water and drank it, then stepped on the scale. 81.2 kilograms now.
Empirical proof! Yes!!!
why do you think of your
why do you think of your weight in kilos and not pounds? It hurts my little head to do the conversion.
btw: I’m fat. 197 last weigh in (pounds, not kilos)
I think it’s hilarious that
I think it’s hilarious that no one can provide a scientific citation that humans need 8+ 8 oz. glasses of water per day; the only people providing any proof are bottled water manufacturers!
Runners World had an interesting article on hydration. They recommended weighing yourself, going for a run, then weighing yourself again. The difference between the two weights is how much you should drink. Simple, neh?
Couple reasons. First, I was
Couple reasons. First, I was in first through fourth grades during the Carter administration, so I got indoctrinated with Metric stuff. It always sort of made sense, with all the divide by ten stuff. That’s easy math. And i never understood standard measurements. OK, when I get a recipe that calls for “four tablespoons” some people understand that that’s the same as one-fourth of a pint (or whatever it is) but I have to go looking for a damn tablespoon measure. Seriously, in order to figure out how many pints there are in a gallon, I have to open the refrigerator and find a container with pint measurements and another one with gallon measurements, look at the millileter numbers and convert that way. EVERY TIME. It sucks.
Um. Also I’m obsessed with chicks from other countries. I think it has to do with fear of intimacy, so I look for people really far away. Anyway, being up on the metric stuff helps me communicate.