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[bcp]

Related, I'm not sure why American media needs to give us the weight of every large object in units of "African Elephants" or "747's".

I can guess how heavy an African Elephant or Boeing 747 might be, but I really don't know for sure. What I do know is pounds, tons, and kilograms. Just give me a friggin' number in pounds or tons, if you feel some need to tell me how heavy something is.

In my world-travels, I seem to only come across this phenomenon here in USA, I've never experienced it anywhere else.

Bruce

 

[jjeff]

Lol my truck empty weighs about as much an adult female African elephant but can just barely legally tow a male African elephant.

 

[thepumpguysc]

People who repeat everything you said to them with the prefix, So what your says is…

 

[masseyrider]

So, what you're saying is that people who repeat everything you say to them annoys you?
I just wanted to get it right.

 

[drssg]

People who repeat everything you said to them with the prefix, So what your says is…

On a positive note, that indicates that the person is listening well enough to at least parrot back what you just said. It's also a communication technique, called active listening, but you are supposed to repeat back in your own words, to confirm mutual understanding.

I've had more problems where someone is mentally disengaged and doesn't hear the words of others.

 

[masseyrider]

On a positive note, that indicates that the person is listening well enough to at least parrot back what you just said. It's also a communication technique, called active listening, but you are supposed to repeat back in your own words, to confirm mutual understanding.

I've had more problems where someone is mentally disengaged and doesn't hear the words of others.

What?

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

Related, I'm not sure why American media needs to give us the weight of every large object in units of "African Elephants" or "747's".

I can guess how heavy an African Elephant or Boeing 747 might be, but I really don't know for sure. What I do know is pounds, tons, and kilograms. Just give me a friggin' number in pounds or tons, if you feel some need to tell me how heavy something is.

In my world-travels, I seem to only come across this phenomenon here in USA, I've never experienced it anywhere else.

Why does everyone one with a dog have to say how much it weighs?

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

So, what you're saying is that people who repeat everything you say to them annoys you?
I just wanted to get it right.

You were certainly listening! Funny though.

 

[masseyrider]

Why does everyone one with a dog have to say how much it weighs?

More or less than an African Elephant?

 

[bcp]

From US, AU, and UK

Asteroid the size of a bus will pass near Earth today

Although it might sound huge, the near-Earth, bus-size asteroid is actually considered small by NASA.

abc7.com

LOOK UP! Asteroid as big as three buses heading our way

It's travelling at 40,000 kilometres per hour.

7news.com.au

Asteroid bigger than 10 buses will make a close approach of Earth

The asteroid, called 2013 WV44, is expected to come as close as 0.02334 astronomical units, or around 2.1 million miles, to Earth, at 09:07 BST on Wednesday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

My college astronomy class never mentioned busses as a unit of measurement.

Bruce