Considering that all the other formerly British Commonwealth countries (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa) all use metric, with whom will Britain trade. Rolls-Royce and Bentley are German owned, Jaguar and Land Rover are Indian owned.
English measurements have exact metric equivalents
The metric system works well if I work in a lab and I need a precise measurement to the fourth decimal point, but it’s not the most practical system for common everyday use. The metric system is a base-10 measuring system that can only evenly divide by 2 and 5, which aren’t the most useful prime numbers.
Whatever they do in that regard will be cancelled by the next Labour government.
I wonder if he’s going to bring back the shillings?
£1 = 20s
1s = 12d
etc...
The good old days.
I really Hate the metric system.
And hate schools only teaching keyboard skills.
To me this is the same. Globalization and erasure of historical knowledge and interpretation.
When are they going to stop driving on the wrong side of the road?
People who don’t believe in the imperial system, don’t believe in evolution. The imperial system developed over time to suit human perception. The metric system was created artificially, with no regard to human perception.
I weigh 15 stone.
pounds / 14 = stone
210 / 14 = 15
210 pounds = 15 stone
The pub owner - a man weighing in at 12 stone - still owes me a quid from a bet that he lost to me.
(I had bet that I could drink three gills of whiskey while upside down.)
Regards,
I’m encouraged a bit that our drug dealers, carrying a 9mm can accurately manage grams and kilos
Let’s sack Celsius and the standard meter as well as well. The EU can shove it.
Just so long as they leave Whitworth thread on the ash heap of history.