RIP Metric System

[Raikiri]

It's funny because Boris looks like 4.54 KG of **** in a 2.27 KG sack.

 

[Uther]

I’ll have a quarter of bon-bons please.

See, isn't that easier than saying 'I'll have 113.3981 grams of bon-bons please'
Boris is obviously on to something

 

[Minusorange]

About time getting bored of having to ask for 0.473 liter of Guinness down the pub.

Is it really going to make any difference UK has always been a weird mix of both

Isn't it weird how we've been conditioned to think it acceptable to ask for a Pint of beer but asking for half a litre sounds really weird

 

[Tony Edwards]

What other contries use imperial?

Edit: found it.

Which Countries Use The Imperial System?

The imperial system was first brought to life in 1824 when the British Weights and Measures Act was set as a standard. The metric system, on the other hand, came in 1791.

www.worldatlas.com

Who Uses The Imperial System Today?​

Now, this might surprise you, but there are only 3 countries in the world that are still officially using the imperial system: The United States of America, Myanmar, and Liberia. However, in Myanmar and Liberia, the metric system has been used parallel with imperial, and both countries are on their way to completely switch on using only one, which would be the metric system. That leaves us with the US being the biggest country that will continue to use the imperial system of measurements. In 1975, the US declared that the metric system was to be the preferred system to express weights and measures, but this actually never worked out. The imperial system was never officially banned from usage, so it remains to be system the United States will use.

 

[dlockers]

And i imagine 98.99999% of products will continue to do so.

Excuse me I think you mean 1500000/1500001 of products

 

[Johno please?]

one customer at work still gives me sizes in inches so I have to convert it, hes at least 75.... covid wasnt deadly enough.

 

[Raikiri]

What other contries use imperial?

USA, Liberia, Myanmar. The real heavy hitters.

 

[Malevolence]

What other contries use imperial?

Edit: found it.

The US, but because they're 'special' they bastardised that too just like they did with the English language.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Isn't it weird how we've been conditioned to think it acceptable to ask for a Pint of beer but asking for half a litre sounds really weird

We have the best of both worlds tbh. I demand my right respected for 283g steaks, 1828.8mm fence posts, and lets not begin talking about 30.48cm subs.

USA, Liberia, Myanmar. The real heavy hitters.

Not quite true as many other countries use a mixed system, just like the UK.

Some imperial measurements are still around in former Commonwealth countries like Canada, India, South Africa or Australia as well, where people might refer to their body height and weight in imperial units or put together a cake recipe in cups and tablespoons before shoving it into an oven with a Fahrenheit scale.

 

[KompuKare]

About time getting bored of having to ask for 0.473 liter of Guinness down the pub.

Is it really going to make any difference UK has always been a weird mix of both

Thanks for reminding everyone who was paying attention, that the US pint is not the same as the UK pint!

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The imperial pint (≈ 568 ml) is used in the United Kingdom and Ireland and to a limited extent in Commonwealth nations. In the United States, two kinds of pint are used: a liquid pint (≈ 473 ml) and a less-common dry pint (≈ 551 ml).

 

[MagicBoy]

Why would they do this? What benefit does it bring?

Stops people talking about Partygate for 24 hours.

 

[darael]

I can only imagine this to appease the older generation and pensioners. After all, that's all this government seem to good at, but they need those votes.

 

[Tony Edwards]

Thanks for reminding everyone who was paying attention, that the US pint is not the same as the UK pint!

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Right so this is the real reason we use metric got ya. Oh.

 

[Tony Edwards]

I wonder if they will make it law when the next scandal comes out.

 

[MagicBoy]

Yeah, anyone under 55ish will have been brought up on metric for anything other than filling up their car, and buying milk/beer.

It's fine, they can get all the pensioners to learn computer programming then go back to work and change all the systems over to base 2,4,12,14 and 16 based variable fractional measurements. Computers will love that.

 

[touch]

Yeah, anyone under 55ish will have been brought up on metric for anything other than filling up their car, and buying milk/beer.

I'm under 55 and have always filled up my car in litres

(Or kiloWatts)

 

[Cadder]

I like the madness we currently have when ordering timber - such as a 3" x 2" x 3.2m length.

Why stick to one system?

 

[MagicBoy]

I'm under 55 and have always filled up my car in litres

(Or kiloWatts)

Smart arse!

I'm well under 55, but they were still advertising the price of petrol in gallons in 1993 when I passed my car test. I'm guessing it switched over in about 1995...

Although everything we ever got taught at school had been in metric.

 

[Puzzled]

Operation dead cat is in full swing I see. Wonder what else boris will do to try and keep the old tory voters on side. Might be legal to slap a frenchman soon if another scandal comes out (sorry freefaller)

I really don't get how anyone can use metric and then think imperial is a good system. Its just a mess.

 

[MagicBoy]

Luckily those people are dying off rapidly, well the ones Boris didn't kill off already with his ring of steel around care homes.