I can't count

[fred.n]

Why is it when i push 100 on the microwave timer, and press start, I only get 60 seconds? :confused: :confused:
Why is it so??

[macca2]

Because when you press 100 you are actually pressing 1 hour and 00 seconds.

macca

[duckman]

Why is it when i push 100 on the microwave timer, and press start, I only get 60 seconds? :confused: :confused:
Why is it so??

I think that its actually 1:00, one minute rather than 100.

Perhaps your counting is fine but your eyesight isn't what is used to be?

[javali]

Why is it when i push 100 on the microwave timer, and press start, I only get 60 seconds? :confused: :confused:
Why is it so??

That's because you are using an imperial microwave. Buy a new metric one.

[rrich]

That's because you are using an imperial microwave. Buy a new metric one.

ROTFLMAO!

[silentC]

Actually, when I press 1:00 on mine, I get 59. Have I been ripped off?

[Driver]

Actually, when I press 1:00 on mine, I get 59. Have I been ripped off?

No - that's your discount.

[Gumby]

That's because you are using an imperial microwave. Buy a new metric one.

No, don't buy a metric one ! We made that mistake here and they are only good for cooking food per gram or KG. They won't cook a 4lb chook for instance, only a 1.5kg chook.

I think they are coming out with one soon which will do both but it could be price prohibitive.

[javali]

but it could be price prohibitive.

£6.10.7 ?

[savage]

Why is it when i push 100 on the microwave timer, and press start, I only get 60 seconds? :confused: :confused:
Why is it so??

60 seconds is the "old measure", 100 is the new decimal minute, it goes along with military time 00:00 - 24:00 all to do with 10 as the common denominator. Or something like that, anyway that's what the bloke at the appliance store said when I went in and bought one!....

[Gumby]

60 seconds is the "old measure", 100 is the new decimal minute, it goes along with military time 00:00 - 24:00 all to do with 10 as the common denominator. Or something like that, anyway that's what the bloke at the appliance store said when I went in and bought one!....

I didn't think that was coming until until 2008 when we move to metric time and have 10 hours in a day. 10 days in a week, 10 weeks in a month and 10 months in a year. :confused:

[Doughboy]

Yeah but will we be paid a tenner only? 'Cos that would really suck!!

Pete

[Iain]

So 90 degrees will no longer be a right angle, what is a metric right angle???
25-50 or 100

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

So 90 degrees will no longer be a right angle, what is a metric right angle???
25-50 or 100

100... and they're called gron, grades or gradians!

Brought to you courtesy of the same wankers who invented the metric system: the frog eaters.

[savage]

Iain So 90 degrees will no longer be a right angle, what is a metric right angle???
25-50 or 100

Iain, I think that 100 = 180; 50 = 90; 25 = 45, etc....

Gumby I didn't think that was coming until until 2008 when we move to metric time and have 10 hours in a day. 10 days in a week, 10 weeks in a month and 10 months in a year.

Gumby, I heard it was 2010, because they are afraid it may cause a problem setting the clocks New Years eve!... Unless they start making wrist watchs now in 2010 we may all be carrying a microwave strapped to our wrist's just incase someone ask's us "Excuse me!, have you got the correct time?..". to which you tell them the correct time, and they say "damd!, my microwave must be slow, again!"