Weight during an enema session

"There are three non-metric countries in the world. Myanmar, Liberia and the Unitied States, and that's a sad commentary on the US."

A switchable, I have a very hard time letting this one go. I've worked in engineering for almost 40 year. In the mean time, I have taken it upon myself to study the history of engineer and figure out why we do the things we do. THE US BUILT THE modern WORLD we live in. Most of this was done right here where I'm from. OUR standard measurements, English, metric, or cubits, were excepted at the time by anyone who want to be a part of it. In the auto industry we started another unit of measure called the "mil". This unit of measure was just for the auto industry over 100 years ago, to precision machine metals better then other countries. The "mil" was adopted by every machinist world wide.

Sure the metric system is a little easier to use, but the US has clearly had more influence in the world then you may know of. A good example of this is the wheels on your car. In almost every country in the world the diameter of a wheel is measure in inches. This is not going to change any time soon. All the homes in this country are built with 2x4's, measured in Feet. This is not going to chnage in your life time. Pick up trucks have 8 foot bed's to carry 4'x8' sheet of plywood. That's not going to change ether. All foreign made trucks have 8' beds this size, because of this.

There is nothing sad about our history in the US and stay with this system that BUILT THE WORLD! I am VERY glad that industries change when it makes sense, not when some government demands. I am happy to except change to any system of measure that improves things and make life easier. In the examples above I'm sure the metric system would make life in the US much more difficult.

Now in the medical field I understand that volume of liquids are much easier defined with the metric system. I can understand your perspective from that point of view, but try going into a builder supply and asking for a meter piece of lumber... Your in for some funny looks.

My beer volume didn’t change 335ml just a name. depends when you came thru public school. to me who came thru just as new math started.

the kids around here seem multimaths and fluent.

now the difference of 200 ml in f1 cars is scary

All the home in this country are built with 2x4's, measured in Feet

Ever taken a measuring tape to one? They're "measured" in only the loosest possible sense. Neither reliably nor accurately. The one thing I will guarantee is that it won't be 2 inches by 4 inches. It is unlikely to even be 1.5x3.5, or for that matter 6 feet long.

Sure, you can machine down to a ten-thousandth of an inch. You can also machine down to a submicron if you prefer to think that way. The system used affects neither the accuracy nor the reliability provided you don't have different rounding specs.

What does change is the ease of conversion. Metric is all 10s, US customary is a mix.

I only weigh myself once a week, no more, partly because because I don't WANT to know, and partly because my menstrual bloat is on the high side, over 5 sometimes close to 6 pounds

A pint's a pound the world around...

Don't remember where I heard that, but I remember it was spoken with a sexy female British accent..

Doc

A pint's a pound the world around...

Don't remember where I heard that, but I remember it was spoken with a sexy female British accent..

Doc

When measured by the same people who do lumber.

Interesting fact: saw a couple studies on fluid retention where they commented that in general among "normally functioning" people generally retained fluid compensated for eliminated waste and led to there not being much change in weight. I usually wind up losing 2-5 lbs though.

I've weighed myself several times curious as to the differences b/f and after. Today I'm 6/10 (lb) more than starting. That's common for me as I seem to end up about the same up or down a 1/2 pound or 227 grams if preferred.

If I was holding a pint of water in one hand and pound of butter in the other (first of all I'd have a hard time actually doing this) the 4/100th of a pound would be hard to detect.

I love the way topics diverge here.

A pint's a pound the world around...

Don't remember where I heard that, but I remember it was spoken with a sexy female British accent..

Doc

The saying is wrong.

A pint of water does NOT weigh a pound.

A pint of water weighs 16.68 ounces or 1.0425 pounds.

Wow! I have enjoyed this discussion, thank you all.

My bath scales read down to tenths of a pound. For mental calculation, i figure 2.1 pounds per quart. I come to this conclusion, using my scales to confirm what was said a few years back. For health and well being, 2.1 is serviceable.

Sometimes i play with the scales a lot. Sometimes i forget to weigh before i start. Enema weight gain or loss is helpful in being ready pee a lot in the moments ahead, maybe. Or if you get it in late,,,, will it interfere with rest. (need a cool quart?)

My solution to kicking it all out, if i want that, is a final 90*F quart.

If i have the rest of the day at home, i will enjoy having a pint or quart lost up inside. Then weighing with each set out, for the fun of it, sometimes. Then you know if or not more will be arriving at the door in a little while, be ware.

I add ¼ cup baking soda to each gallon of water, which seems to play well in every way, too.

And If i did not, then the final quart, will at least be a proper mix.

Us gal 3,7 liters sae gal 4.2sh liter. I switched to weighing in kilos when I was approaching 200 pounds of fun but only 80 k.

happy 4th under the 49th

In one of the stories on the site (https://en.zity.biz/index.php?mx=docs;ox=showpart;idp=18404) a young woman is weighted before and after an enema. It is not said, but perhaps she's made to expel into some bedpan or potty that can be weighed as well, which would allow deducing the amount of waste extracted from her bowels.