yes. It is NAMED after the weight.
no-one is weighing them. Or depending on them weighing a certain weight.
RIP Metric System
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yes. It is NAMED after the weight.
no-one is weighing them. Or depending on them weighing a certain weight.
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I'd be surprised if they at least if they don't at least check weight for at least a random size otherwise be challenged by the weights and measured regulations.
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You're french though. Obviously you have no knowledge/attachment to imperial other than miles because thats all its stated in over here. The metric system is french so you have an attachment and probably pride in that. There a certain nostalgia and sadness about losing what used to be something uniquely british for those of a certain age, younger people don't know anything else so have less attachment.
Standard Gauge is 4' 8 1/2" and has been since the mid 19c at least and that hasn't changed only the units of measurement. Its used worldwide and was invented... here.
Soldato
Cry me a bushel
Soldato
Who are you to dictate what measurement a private business wants to attempt to sell its products in?
Obviously if they started to try and sell products in bottle tops and nobody had bottle tops then it wouldn't get very far would it? The market would self regulate.
In this particular example the businesses wanted to mark both measurements on the items. There is no problem in that whatsoever.
I bet the bartering system would blow your mind
Soldato
How many square chains in a rood?
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I'm not nationalistic of patriotic at all. I like the UK as much as I like France and the Mediterranean where I was brought up. They all have elements that I like and that I don't like. I'm also not a particularly nostalgic person. I don't consider the metric system "French" at all, I couldn't really care. For me it's much more pragmatic, it's a standard.
I've been in the UK nearly 30 years, did Alevels and my degrees here, it's always been metric throughout my education and my professional career. As mentioned I did engineering so metric is very much the standard as it is across the world (bar a few exceptions).
As for the standard gauge yes that's imperial my point was that the maintenance and work that has been done on it since was done by people that use the metric system, mainly to tease the somewhat uptight post from n11ck. And yes it's an international standard, that doesn't mean that people should use metric. I work a lot on the railways I can assure you everything is done in metric now.
Also the international gauge (or UIC) is commonly accepted as 1,435mm. It's a standard. The standard you're talking about is classified as "heritage".
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What a ridiculous thing to say. Projecting your own stupid views as someone else's.
I'm surprised @Freefaller replied to you so kindly. I'd have called you a ****.
Caporegime
I'm British and think the metric system is far superior. So how does your logic with with that blackjack?
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For many the objection to the continued or reinstated use of the Imperial measurement is not per se a damning of the units themselves, but a political and social stance against Imperialism and national pride. It's an extension of their anti nationalism stance. It would interesting to check if those so vocally opposed to the Imperial units were similarly opposed to the result of the EU referendum 
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Oh look, more patriots flood in 
Ridiculous post. How is want to use an objectively better standard going against national pride?For many the objection to the continued or reinstated use of the Imperial measurement is not per se a damning of the units themselves, but a political and social stance against Imperialism and national pride. It's an extension of their anti nationalism stance. It would interesting to check if those so vocally opposed to the Imperial units were similarly opposed to the result of the EU referendum
Soldato
For many the objection to the continued or reinstated use of the Imperial measurement is not per se a damning of the units themselves, but a political and social stance against Imperialism and national pride. It's an extension of their anti nationalism stance. It would interesting to check if those so vocally opposed to the Imperial units were similarly opposed to the result of the EU referendum
You don't half come out with some utter drivel.
The metric system is far superior for practical purposes.
What's easier to deal with, 10mm or 393701/1000000 inches?
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You're both quoting a religious extremist, logic cannot be applied to his arguments.
To play devil's advocate, you could ask "what's better, 1 inch or 2.56mm?". It's the fact that the metric system is entirely base 10, and has multipliers and dividers in 1000s that are common across all measurements. Everything is extremely linkable - 1km being made up of 1000m is much more relatable than saying a mile is made up of 1760 yards, which is made up of 3 feet, which is made up of 12 inches. You have one unit for length measurement - the metre. That's it.
Soldato
That's funny. I have him on ignore!
Soldato
depends if you're talking penis size or stab wound depth...
You've just illustrated the core issue with the imperial system, which is - as the rest of your post covers - having multiple conversion rates between different units makes it really easy for mistakes to occur: 1" inch is 25.4mm, not 2.56
You sure? Those are some wide trains
That's just because you hate the UK, because you're a dangerous lefty with a small penis!!1!!1
Though laughably my mistake was with the metric divisorsdepends if you're talking penis size or stab wound depth...
You've just illustrated the core issue with the imperial system, which is - as the rest of your post covers - having multiple conversion rates between different units makes it really easy for mistakes to occur: 1" inch is 25.4mm, not 2.56
thanks for correcting!