why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

eddie1960 · 07-11-2017, 09:00 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ccc_

Robertson/square drive screws are great for high-torque, no-drill assembling

they work pretty well with drills as well

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 09:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Parallax

Don't leave out the discussion on the relative merits of the various configurations, either. Buttress, isometric, acme, square....
Ooh, I just got a bit of a shiver myself. I think I need a cigarette.

Don't leave out Whitworth.

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 09:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ccc_

how will I ever find the north forty if it's metric?

That'll be 16.19 hectare now.

**BigMackCam** · 07-11-2017, 09:50 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Parallax

As to the "slotted Philips" screws; slotted screws work fine with flat screwdrivers and Philips work fine with Philips. The combination slotted/Philips don't work worth a damn with either. The guy who came up with that idea should be tried for Crimes Against Humanity right along side of the genius that invented shag carpeting.

Let's not forget JIS cross-head screws, a Japanese invention designed solely to lure the unsuspecting Philips screwdriver owner into a false sense of security...

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 09:53 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by gaweidert

Datsun? Don't you mean Nissan?

Nope.

Datsun.

Two of my Datsuns (at one time I owned 14 of them).

Originally posted by gaweidert

Well congress passed and the president signed into law a bill mandating metric as the official measurement system of the US. This became effective January 1, 1880.

I remember that.

It is what caused General Motors to produce bastard automobiles that had a combination of SAE and Metric fasteners on them. What a pain.

Originally posted by gaweidert

What I don't understand was why the world did not adopt Robertson head screws.

Torx me off a bit.

I tried calling the standards people about this, but they Philiped me off and told me to get my head on the straight and narrow. I was just trying to get a standard squared away.

Now that's a riot!

cheesy

ccc_ · 07-11-2017, 10:29 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That'll be 16.19 hectare now.

16.19 hectare!!!...i'd rather stick a fork in my eye

a quarter mile by quarter mile
that's forty acres

the metric system is the only successful attempt by the French at world domination

RESIST!

gods, I love being an anachronism!

---------- Post added 07-11-17 at 10:31 AM ----------

Originally posted by eddie1960

they work pretty well with drills as well

probably, but I don't have to predrill lumber when I use Robertson heads
saves a step or two

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Me neither.
This morning I was practicing shooting hummers with my 11.811" lens.

300mm sounds a lot bigger.

Oh, and great image Bob.

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 10:40 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by ccc_

I continue to live in hope that the metric system is just a temporary aberration
the idea that an overarching concept would simplify life is just nuts or at best a sign of weakness

Metric is so much simpler. Ones and zeroes, base 10.

Easy.

Simple.

None of this silly feet, inches, yards, miles, none of which correlate, and require a math degree to use.

When was the last time you bought a lens for your camera and it was defined by its focal length in inches?

Never.

tim60 · 07-11-2017, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by robtcorl

Flunked geography didn't you Jim?

and as far as you dissing Missouri, take this:

Is that what is on the other side of the mountain with the faces?

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by tim60

Is that what is on the other side of the mountain with the faces?

Originally posted by Racer X 69

That's actually the view of Mount Rushmore from the Wyoming side.

I've seen it. It's on the truck route that bypasses the park.

Mount Rushmore's better side. Seen from the Cowboy state.

tim60 · 07-11-2017, 11:03 AM - **1 Like**

Here we drive miles using fuel bought in litres and consumed in miles per gallon. Real gallons, not the rip off gallons promulgated by Wall St types to extract profit from the unsuspecting.

ccc_ · 07-11-2017, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Metric is so much simpler. Ones and zeroes, base 10.

Easy.

Simple.

None of this silly feet, inches, yards, miles, none of which correlate, and require a math degree to use.

When was the last time you bought a lens for your camera and it was defined by its focal length in inches?

Never.

simpler has absolutely nothing to do with it

btw... zeroes and ones....binary
easy but cumbersome

just because the benighted manufacturers of optics insist upon the use of the metric system doesn't really mean a thing in my warm and fuzzy world
if I had to use math or any of the other sciences to enjoy photography, i'd play badminton instead...I hate badminton

Racer X 69 · 07-11-2017, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by ccc_

s . . . . . . i'd play badminton instead...I hate badminton

There is a reason they call it BADminton.

ccc_ · 07-11-2017, 11:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

There is a reason they call it BADminton.

no stuff!

robtcorl · 07-11-2017, 11:29 AM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by tim60

Is that what is on the other side of the mountain with the faces?

Worth a stop, if you're ever in the area.

Also stop by this guy's house for some lutefisk.

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07-11-2017, 09:00 AM - 1 Like	#38341
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	Originally posted by ccc_ Robertson/square drive screws are great for high-torque, no-drill assembling they work pretty well with drills as well

07-11-2017, 09:47 AM - 1 Like	#38342
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by Parallax Don't leave out the discussion on the relative merits of the various configurations, either. Buttress, isometric, acme, square.... Ooh, I just got a bit of a shiver myself. I think I need a cigarette. Don't leave out Whitworth.

07-11-2017, 09:47 AM - 1 Like	#38343
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by ccc_ how will I ever find the north forty if it's metric? That'll be 16.19 hectare now.

07-11-2017, 09:50 AM - 3 Likes	#38344
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,670	Originally posted by Parallax As to the "slotted Philips" screws; slotted screws work fine with flat screwdrivers and Philips work fine with Philips. The combination slotted/Philips don't work worth a damn with either. The guy who came up with that idea should be tried for Crimes Against Humanity right along side of the genius that invented shag carpeting. Let's not forget JIS cross-head screws, a Japanese invention designed solely to lure the unsuspecting Philips screwdriver owner into a false sense of security...

07-11-2017, 09:53 AM - 2 Likes	#38345
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by gaweidert Datsun? Don't you mean Nissan? Nope. Datsun. Two of my Datsuns (at one time I owned 14 of them). Originally posted by gaweidert Well congress passed and the president signed into law a bill mandating metric as the official measurement system of the US. This became effective January 1, 1880. I remember that. It is what caused General Motors to produce bastard automobiles that had a combination of SAE and Metric fasteners on them. What a pain. Originally posted by gaweidert What I don't understand was why the world did not adopt Robertson head screws. Torx me off a bit. I tried calling the standards people about this, but they Philiped me off and told me to get my head on the straight and narrow. I was just trying to get a standard squared away. Now that's a riot!

07-11-2017, 10:29 AM - 1 Like	#38346
ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	Originally posted by Racer X 69 That'll be 16.19 hectare now. 16.19 hectare!!!...i'd rather stick a fork in my eye a quarter mile by quarter mile that's forty acres the metric system is the only successful attempt by the French at world domination RESIST! gods, I love being an anachronism! ---------- Post added 07-11-17 at 10:31 AM ---------- Originally posted by eddie1960 they work pretty well with drills as well probably, but I don't have to predrill lumber when I use Robertson heads saves a step or two

07-11-2017, 10:32 AM	#38347
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by robtcorl Me neither. This morning I was practicing shooting hummers with my 11.811" lens. 300mm sounds a lot bigger. Oh, and great image Bob.

07-11-2017, 10:40 AM - 2 Likes	#38348
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by ccc_ I continue to live in hope that the metric system is just a temporary aberration the idea that an overarching concept would simplify life is just nuts or at best a sign of weakness Metric is so much simpler. Ones and zeroes, base 10. Easy. Simple. None of this silly feet, inches, yards, miles, none of which correlate, and require a math degree to use. When was the last time you bought a lens for your camera and it was defined by its focal length in inches? Never.

07-11-2017, 10:47 AM	#38349
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Originally posted by robtcorl Flunked geography didn't you Jim? and as far as you dissing Missouri, take this: Is that what is on the other side of the mountain with the faces?

07-11-2017, 11:02 AM	#38350
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by tim60 Is that what is on the other side of the mountain with the faces? Originally posted by Racer X 69 That's actually the view of Mount Rushmore from the Wyoming side. I've seen it. It's on the truck route that bypasses the park. Mount Rushmore's better side. Seen from the Cowboy state.

07-11-2017, 11:03 AM - 1 Like	#38351
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,743	Here we drive miles using fuel bought in litres and consumed in miles per gallon. Real gallons, not the rip off gallons promulgated by Wall St types to extract profit from the unsuspecting.

07-11-2017, 11:05 AM	#38352
ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Metric is so much simpler. Ones and zeroes, base 10. Easy. Simple. None of this silly feet, inches, yards, miles, none of which correlate, and require a math degree to use. When was the last time you bought a lens for your camera and it was defined by its focal length in inches? Never. simpler has absolutely nothing to do with it btw... zeroes and ones....binary easy but cumbersome just because the benighted manufacturers of optics insist upon the use of the metric system doesn't really mean a thing in my warm and fuzzy world if I had to use math or any of the other sciences to enjoy photography, i'd play badminton instead...I hate badminton

07-11-2017, 11:08 AM	#38353
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by ccc_ s . . . . . . i'd play badminton instead...I hate badminton There is a reason they call it BADminton.

07-11-2017, 11:10 AM - 1 Like	#38354
ccc_ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,400	Originally posted by Racer X 69 There is a reason they call it BADminton. no stuff!

07-11-2017, 11:29 AM - 4 Likes	#38355
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	Originally posted by tim60 Is that what is on the other side of the mountain with the faces? Worth a stop, if you're ever in the area. Also stop by this guy's house for some lutefisk.