Jase2985:
a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

networkn:

Jase2985:

Geektastic:

Eating utensils can cause confusion - for instance, in a UK recipe, a tablespoon is about twice as big as the same word means in a NZ recipe!

in the UK they use gallons and in the US they also use gallons and they are a different measurement, oh no how will we ever cope.

a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

Is there a need for sarcasm in this thread?

mdooher:

Jase2985:
a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

um...

Jase2985:

networkn:

Jase2985:

Geektastic:

Eating utensils can cause confusion - for instance, in a UK recipe, a tablespoon is about twice as big as the same word means in a NZ recipe!

in the UK they use gallons and in the US they also use gallons and they are a different measurement, oh no how will we ever cope.

a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

Is there a need for sarcasm in this thread?

totally because he seems to think everything should be as it is in the UK, when NZ is a completly different country and has its own standards

Jase2985:

mdooher:

Jase2985:
a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

um...

i guess you missed the sarcasm there

networkn:
Is he not entitled to his own opinions just as you are to yours? It's not exactly an unreasonable thing he is suggesting surely?  Perhaps if it's bothering you so much, you could unsubscribe from the thread?

Jase2985:

networkn:
Is he not entitled to his own opinions just as you are to yours? It's not exactly an unreasonable thing he is suggesting surely?  Perhaps if it's bothering you so much, you could unsubscribe from the thread?

totally, but pretty much everything thread of his, hes wanting things to be like they were/are in the UK. you move to a different country you kinda have to live with what ever set of units/standards they have adopted :)

Jase2985:

networkn:

Jase2985:

Geektastic:

Eating utensils can cause confusion - for instance, in a UK recipe, a tablespoon is about twice as big as the same word means in a NZ recipe!

in the UK they use gallons and in the US they also use gallons and they are a different measurement, oh no how will we ever cope.

a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

Is there a need for sarcasm in this thread?

totally because he seems to think everything should be as it is in the UK, when NZ is a completly different country and has its own standards

mdooher: TOG values are based on the SI standard of R values and are all about how "well" the Duvet or underlay works. In New Zealand we say how heavy it is... that's stupid. Geektastic is correct, we need proper standards. Either R values or TOG values or whatever but not some stupid weight system that dodgy manufactures can use to dupe unsuspecting buyers

Jase2985: a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

freitasm:

Jase2985: a UK table spoon is 15ml, in NZ its 20ml, thats twice as big.

And that's a problem... 20 is not twice as big as 15.

mdooher:

TOG values are based on the SI standard of R values and are all about how "well" the Duvet or underlay works. In New Zealand we say how heavy it is... that's stupid. Geektastic is correct, we need proper standards. Either R values or TOG values or whatever but not some stupid weight system that dodgy manufactures can use to dupe unsuspecting buyers

networkn: I'd suggest eating utensils would also cause serious digestion issues! :)