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There is a reason not to drive a new truck to my cabin🤣. Was an exciting quick trip to drop off some lumber. Broke through 3-4” ice while crossing areas that have been holding about a foot of water on the trail. Had one spot that was ‘oh shit’ for a while, but I was able to reverse in 4WD low and move enough slabs of ice to crawl through in granny gear.
We did see a wolf briefly which is always a treat.
 
What brand of pure maple syrup do you guys like? (Preferably one available for online order on Amazon or walmart.com)

I've been having raw, unfiltered honey with my pancakes of late, but would like to add a quality 100% maple syrup...since I've been missing that flavor.

I notice that some can get quite pricey...so don't want to throw money away on one that will disappoint.
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I dont know about you but I hate converting mm to in in my head.

takes forever. then I just look it up anyways. how dumb are the Metric people anyways
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Some people use the 0.0393700787 conversion factor which is retarded

I use the 25.4

25.4 is more accurate (perfect precision) and simpler. You just divide by instead of multiply

For approximate measurements, you can just use 25.

Making conversions in your head is easier this way. To go from English to metric in your head, you multiply something by 10 (add a zero) double it. And then add half again more.

Example: 8 inch in millimeter is 80 + 80 + 40. 200 mm. Anybody should be able to do that in their head. The real number is going to be a little bit more but for an approximation it's going to be very close.
 
Blues said:
What brand of pure maple syrup do you guys like? (Preferably one available for online order on Amazon or walmart.com)

I've been having raw, unfiltered honey with my pancakes of late, but would like to add a quality 100% maple syrup...since I've been missing that flavor.

I notice that some can get quite pricey...so don't want to throw money away on one that will disappoint.
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Here's a new one to me that I tried and was impressed. Smaller company. Glass bottle.
They are on Amazon, but prices seem to be a bit cheaper from them direct (Amazon Prime vs. ordering $69 (nice) for free shipping).

www.treejuicemaplesyrup.com

Best Natural Premium Maple Syrup - Tree Juice Maple Syrup

Tree Juice Maple Syrup is traditionally made from the Catskills Mountains. If you are a syrupaholic like us, you will love our wide variations of maple syrup.
www.treejuicemaplesyrup.com www.treejuicemaplesyrup.com


ETA: looking now lots of options on their direct site, too! Including pumpkin spice!!🤪
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Some people use the 0.0393700787 conversion factor which is retarded

I use the 25.4

25.4 is more accurate (perfect precision) and simpler. You just divide by instead of multiply

For approximate measurements, you can just use 25.

Making conversions in your head is easier this way. To go from English to metric in your head, you multiply something by 10 (add a zero) double it. And then add half again more.

Example: 8 inch in millimeter is 80 + 80 + 40. 200 mm. Anybody should be able to do that in their head. The real number is going to be a little bit more but for an approximation it's going to be very close.
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I do metric conversions using 2.54 cm to the inch or 1.6 km to the mile, but my rough measurements are all weirdly based on American naval gun calibers from WW2 - 8" 55-cal. rifles like on a Baltimore-class are 203mm, the 5" 38-caliber that was the mainstay of American destroyers is 127mm, and the Iowa-class 16" 50-cal. is 406mm.
 
Blues said:
What brand of pure maple syrup do you guys like? (Preferably one available for online order on Amazon or walmart.com)

I've been having raw, unfiltered honey with my pancakes of late, but would like to add a quality 100% maple syrup...since I've been missing that flavor.

I notice that some can get quite pricey...so don't want to throw money away on one that will disappoint.
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I get the one from Costco and it’s pretty good. The one pictured on the left is also good. You said Amazon so that might not be helpful but that’s what I know about. Also there is a recipe for “the worst chocolate chip cookies” from sugar spun run that calls for 1/4 cup of maple syrup. Those are really good. The one on the right is smoked with pecan wood and sucks. Who wants their maple syrup to taste like smoke? It was a gift and I hate to throw it away because it’s expensive but tastes bad so it just sits in my refrigerator IMG_8277.jpeg
 
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Converting between units for dimensions of common objects or distances, or between Celsius and Fahrenheit doesn't bother me. In chemical computation you often simultaneously deal with very large and very small quantities and have less intuitive sense of whether the final result is sensible.
 
madcap_magician said:
I do metric conversions using 2.54 cm to the inch or 1.6 km to the mile, but my rough measurements are all weirdly based on American naval gun calibers from WW2 - 8" 55-cal. rifles like on a Baltimore-class are 203mm, the 5" 38-caliber that was the mainstay of American destroyers is 127mm, and the Iowa-class 16" 50-cal. is 406mm.
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Good lord man
 
ferider said:
I still think metric, for mm to inch I use 25, times 100 divided by 4. A 4" blade is ~10cm long.

Pounds / Quarts to liter / metric pound I use 1:1.

Temperature and weight (g to oz) conversions are harder/slower.

I love converting km to clicks :)
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I always SAY that I love the metric system, but it's such a PITA converting kg to lbs while doing a hard workout at the gym. I'm so programmed that I STILL need to see my weights in lbs to understand what I'm actually lifting at a European gym for several months. By the third exercise I can barely do the math-- and it isn't even hard...

Km to clicks is my kind of math. Lol
 
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