Pounds And Ounces Vs Kilograms.

[Atheist]

Who here thinks that reverting to Imperial measurements is a good idea, other than as a way of asserting our Britishness? Would it help our international standing in the scientific and fiscal world? Or is it just a finger up to the foreigners?

[Zacs-Master]

You’re. Beg pardon.

[THECORBYLOON]

"It is illegal to post mileages on roads in the UK in anything other than miles."

Did you mean distances rather than mileage?

[Zacs-Master]

Snigger.

[KARL]

In the UK 3, 6, 12, 24, 36......etc. are round numbers. Elsewhere it is 5, 10, 20....100 and beyond. One example of a superbly simple and natural concept of measurement is the chain, a unit of length equal to 66 feet (22 yards). It is subdivided into 100 links or 4 rods. There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. Bring it back and cherish it, .....and advance ?

[jno]

we can't totally abolish the chain or the game of cricket would be no more and everyone would have to play boules.

(I believe they derived from actual chains used by surveyors.)

[New Judge]

//Did you mean distances rather than mileage?//

Yes, if you like.

[Khandro]

A litre of water weighs exactly 1 kilogram - which can be useful, what a pint of water weighs I've no idea.

[Jackdaw33]

A pint is 568ml so a pint weighs 568g or 20 fl oz.

[davebro]

A US pint is approx 1.04 lbs & a UK pint 1.25 lbs.

[bhg481]

I thought a US pint was 16 fl oz = 1lb. A UK pint is 20 fl oz. Both gallons are 8-pint, so US gallon is smaller than a UK gallon which weighs 10lb.

[Khandro]

In France, many years ago (1960s) I worked with a local joiner in my village & I was instantly amazed how easy it was for him to work out orders for materials & costs using the metric system of measurement & currency, where back in the UK we were still using yards, feet & inches, pounds shillings & pence. No way would I want a return to that.

[THECORBYLOON]

A gallon of water used to weigh exactly ten pound under specified conditions but it's a wee bit heavier now at roughly 10.022 lb under current Weights and Measures legislation.

[bhg481]

I thought my 2 gallon watering cans were getting heavier to lift but I put it down to old age.