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olbriar said:
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I hate to break this to the creator of the meme but in Britain a quarter pounder is... a quarter pounder. Road signs are in miles, not kilometres. We drink pints, not metric measures. We measure our height in feet and inches. We weigh ourselves in stones and pounds, not kilos. In short, we are dyed-in-the-wool imperialists. If you want to mock the metric system go to France!
 
paralucent said:
I hate to break this to the creator of the meme but in Britain a quarter pounder is... a quarter pounder. Road signs are in miles, not kilometres. We drink pints, not metric measures. We measure our height in feet and inches. We weigh ourselves in stones and pounds, not kilos. In short, we are dyed-in-the-wool imperialists. If you want to mock the metric system go to France!
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I would never mock the metric system for it is a superior set of measurements. However, I grew up in the states and don't think in metric.
 
olbriar said:
I would never mock the metric system for it is a superior set of measurements. However, I grew up in the states and don't think in metric.
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Do you relate the comparison to that of what we now call the imperial system with what was used 2 - 3 thousand years ago?
IE: The use of two cubits to what is now one yard? Bushel, chain length, fathoms ect. .....
 
olbriar said:
I would never mock the metric system for it is a superior set of measurements. However, I grew up in the states and don't think in metric.
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Actually, I wish the USA would go metric. It makes the math easier. Plus there would be no more need for conversions.

It'd be tough at first, but back when I was a Hippie, I adapted to a kilo of weed with no problem. Liter soft drinks don't give me an issue. And in metric, my weight would only be 79 or 80. :D
 
Notes_Norton said:
Actually, I wish the USA would go metric. It makes the math easier. Plus there would be no more need for conversions.

It'd be tough at first, but back when I was a Hippie, I adapted to a kilo of weed with no problem. Liter soft drinks don't give me an issue. And in metric, my weight would only be 79 or 80. :D
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The huge advantage of the metric system is smaller fractions of a unit. I well remember my days as a carpenter doing math on a radius or equally spacing balusters etc. Pounds yes, kilos no on weed back in the late sixties and early seventies where I grew up.
 
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