# == hash

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Colt45
There was no debate as to whether the pound was a currency or a unit of mass. The debate was, what does the ambiguous term "pound sign" refer to...

Pound measures force, not mass.

 

[LtPage1]

I literally had no idea whatsoever that the # was called the hash symbol. Crazy. Is this some weird math/programming thing?

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: slayer202
wow, idiots

In most regions of the United States, the symbol is traditionally called the pound sign, but in others, the number sign. This derives from a series of abbreviations for pound, which is a unit of mass. At first "lb." was used; however, printers later designed a font containing a special symbol of an "lb" with a line through the ascenders so that the lowercase letter "l" would not be mistaken for the number "1". Unicode character U+2114 (?) is called the "LB Bar Symbol", and it is a cursive development of this symbol. Ultimately, there was the reduction to an overlay of two horizontal strokes "=" and two forward-slash-like strokes "//".

it has nothing to do with the pound currency. OP, kill yourself please

I was just about to post that...

God damn you guys, calm down. OH GEE THAT CALL THINGS BY DIFFERENT NAMES IN DIFFERENT PLACES!!!

WHOOP DE DOO! Who would have thought?

 

[boomerang]

I just hope that posts like this don't consume a lot of HD space.

 

[LTC8K6]

See Pound Key:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_key

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
£ <-- pound symbol
# <-- quite clearly not the pound symbol

America cares not for your pound. It's not even on the friggin' keyboard.

Word,now get the the fuck out stinky brit....:laugh:

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: Terabyte

Originally posted by: novasatori

Originally posted by: RocksteadyDotNet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sign

The "#" sign is sometimes called "pound sign" in non-sterling countries.

HAHA

When I think about hash, I think of hash or some variation of potato hash. I have a 10# bag of potatoes...mmm.

Mmm.. 10 pounds of hash.

corned beef hash?

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: RocksteadyDotNet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sign

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_key

edit: beaten.

 

[walkur]

And now a bit of information you can store in the "uh.. ok" section of your brains:

Here in the Netherlands the # sign is also known as "hekje" (translation: fence)

 

[frostedflakes]

You're all wrong, it's actually a sharp.

 

[Tweak155]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
You're all wrong, it's actually a sharp.

Haha.

Wrecked.

 

[KeithTalent]

# sand OP.

KT

 

[Injury]

########## == bulk

 

[rh71]

I never really understood hash, to be honest... my first thought would be "/" or "-"...

Automated message: "please dial your pin, and pound sign"

If they said hash, I think a whole lotta people would be ... using "number sign" would even be better than "hash".

 

[Joemonkey]

C
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ENTER
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[MrChad]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
You're all wrong, it's actually a sharp.

:thumbsup:

 

[Krazy4Real]

# = pound

 

[SunnyD]

Go # yourself in the ass OP.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: walkur
And now a bit of information you can store in the "uh.. ok" section of your brains:

Here in the Netherlands the # sign is also known as "hekje" (translation: fence)

In Arabic it's called fence too, "sil-lam"

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
£ <-- pound symbol
# <-- quite clearly not the pound symbol

Sorry, real money comes in $, which is why # is the pound symbol.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
You're all wrong, it's actually a sharp.

Nope.

? != #

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_(music)

And M$ can # salt in regards to C#. They should call it C-Pound.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
£ <-- pound symbol

No, that is the Pound symbol

# <-- quite clearly not the pound symbol

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That is the pound symbol.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

I don't use pounds for weight measurement (I know time zones are confusing for you, but it's the 21st century here).

You metric system is just as arbitrarty as my imperial system. The only diffrence is I can use math and I don't happen to want to change my system so that people can more easily count on their fingers.

 

[Crono]

The United States of America is not New Zealand.
New Zealand is not the United States of America.

We call it pound or number sign, and that's fine. Calling it "hash" is in no way superior or intuitive, so I see no reason for it to change here. Thank you very much, and have a nice day

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

I don't use pounds for weight measurement (I know time zones are confusing for you, but it's the 21st century here).

You metric system is just as arbitrarty as my imperial system. The only diffrence is I can use math and I don't happen to want to change my system so that people can more easily count on their fingers.

I don't think that's why people advocate the metric system. I think it's more because unit conversions don't involve stupid fucking conversion factors. Everything converts nicely, by 10s.