Okay, I've had it with "cc"

Jan 9, 07 15:29

Post #1 of 123 (8763 views)

there is no such thing as a 700cc wheel. or a 650cc wheel. there is ONE c, not TWO of them. wheel sizes are 650c or 700c. centimeters are cm, as in 55cm or 60cm. millimeters are mm, as in a 100mm stem. there are 10mm in 1cm. there are 100cm in a meter. "mil" is the prefix for 1000, so there are 1000mm in 1 meter. there are 1000 meters, or we might write it 1000m, in a kilometer, which is abbreviated km, as in 10km, which often is shortened to just k, as in 10k.

long course, in the parlance of swimming pools, is 50m per length of pool. short course is 25 yards, or maybe you might write it 25yd. short course meters is 25m, and of course a short course meters pool is just a bit longer than short course yards pool, because 1 meter is about 10% longer than 1yd, and 1m is in fact 39.22" instead of the 36" that constitutes 1yd. when you say "short course" that always means 25yd, unless the speaker specifically designates short course METERS. swimming short course is faster than swimming the same distance long course, because flip turns are faster than swimming for any good swimmer. so a 1500m swim executed long course is going to be slower than 1500m swum short course meters.

got all that?

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:31

Post #2 of 123 (8726 views)

How many CC's of valium would you like?

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:31

Post #3 of 123 (8723 views)

I always thought that people were talking about the volume of air in their tires when they talked about 650cc or 700cc (cubic centimeters). ;-)

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:31

Post #4 of 123 (8724 views)

You in a taper for something? : )

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Trianthes] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:32

Post #5 of 123 (8712 views)

"You in a taper for something? : )"

as a matter of fact, yes. maybe that explains it.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:36

Post #6 of 123 (8676 views)

One of those days, huh? ;-)

First you verb youself and now you are POed about cc and and K or km.

We all have 'em and we all get frustrated about small stuff. Just keep it in perspective Slowman...there are bigger things to worry about than that ;-)

Take for instance the wonderfully intellectual people that feel there is no such thing as global warming or wondering if you should beat someone up that is 'gay' or not...know what I mean? ;-)

Have a good one.

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:37

Post #7 of 123 (8659 views)

Great, now I have to sell my new 700cc race wheels and replace them with some single c ones. I wonder if they come in dd (double dimpled).

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:37

Post #8 of 123 (8655 views)

In Reply To:

there is no such thing as a 700cc wheel. or a 650cc wheel. there is ONE c, not TWO of them. wheel sizes are 650c or 700c. centimeters are cm, as in 55cm or 60cm. millimeters are mm, as in a 100mm stem. there are 10mm in 1cm. there are 100cm in a meter. "mil" is the prefix for 1000, so there are 1000mm in 1 meter. there are 1000 meters, or we might write it 1000m, in a kilometer, which is abbreviated km, as in 10km, which often is shortened to just k, as in 10k.

long course, in the parlance of swimming pools, is 50m per length of pool. short course is 25 yards, or maybe you might write it 25yd. short course meters is 25m, and of course a short course meters pool is just a bit longer than short course yards pool, because 1 meter is about 10% longer than 1yd, and 1m is in fact 39.22" instead of the 36" that constitutes 1yd. when you say "short course" that always means 25yd, unless the speaker specifically designates short course METERS. swimming short course is faster than swimming the same distance long course, because flip turns are faster than swimming for any good swimmer. so a 1500m swim executed long course is going to be slower than 1500m swum short course meters.

got all that?

1m is in fact 39.37 inches.

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [klehner] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:38

Post #9 of 123 (8646 views)

"1m is in fact 39.37 inches."

i was just testing you.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:39

Post #10 of 123 (8630 views)

In Reply To:

"1m is in fact 39.37 inches."

i was just testing you.

Me, personally? Did I live down to your expectations?

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:42

Post #11 of 123 (8612 views)

...and then there are m&m's for quiescing fretting souls with chocolate. mmmm!!!

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:43

Post #12 of 123 (8602 views)

While you are at it, when someone says it is -3C outside, what is that in American?

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:44

Post #13 of 123 (8587 views)

I think I will cc this post to someone who makes the same error.

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Erik Clark] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:47

Post #14 of 123 (8562 views)

"when someone says it is -3C outside, what is that in American?"

runnning weather.

Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:48

Post #15 of 123 (8555 views)

I love rants. This is why I read slowtwitch. Slowman + annoyed = smooth prose.

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 15:53

Post #16 of 123 (8513 views)

So what would a 100 foot or 50 yard pool be considered? Short long course or long short course? Long course yards?

I'm not sure what the rationale was in Austin, but there are at least 2 100 feet long pools and 1 50 yard long pool.

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:04

Post #17 of 123 (8456 views)

Since we are at it... Irregardless is not a word and the word coupon does not have a Q in it.

Wow, I feel better.

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:11

Post #18 of 123 (8404 views)

So how far is 1 lap in a 50m pool? ;)

I say 50m, but there are those who claim you must swim 2 lengths to complete 1 lap(generally non-swimmers).

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

....

Jan 9, 07 16:12

Post #19 of 123 (8397 views)

you mean, it doesn't mean a wheel of 700 cubic centimeters?

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:19

Post #20 of 123 (8346 views)

slowman

when you say short course swimming.... it understanded that we talk about meters.... you have to say if it s yards.... the world dosnt turn aorund the usa....... everywhere...it s meters so short course is meters unless you specified it

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:39

Post #21 of 123 (8238 views)

consider this a referral to my quirk thread

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

psycholist

Jan 9, 07 16:39

Post #22 of 123 (8234 views)

So is it triathlon or triathalon?

(Just needed to make sure this thread stayed in the tri-realm.)
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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:44

Post #23 of 123 (8191 views)

short course in swimming is always short course metres, apart from in the usa. metres is spelled 'metres' apart from in the usa.

Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Slowman] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:44

Post #24 of 123 (8188 views)

I have a Kestel I am putting on the classifieds with 3 pairs of 650cc errrrr 650c errrrr 26" wheels...

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Re: Okay, I've had it with "cc" [Erik Clark] [ In reply to ]

Jan 9, 07 16:51

Post #25 of 123 (8132 views)

"While you are at it, when someone says it is -3C outside, what is that in American?"

Uh, that would be three degrees below zero in the Fahrenheit scale. I hope that helped.

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