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Americans: I use miles and pounds Europeans: I use kilometres and kilograms Canadians: [snorting a line of assorted measuring systems] I'm 5'3, I weigh 150lbs, horses weigh 1000kgs, my house is an hour away and I drive 80 km/h to get there, I need a cup of flour and 1L of milk 24 comments
@EntropySloth @VeryBadLlama The UK is the same. Its held back by right wing bigots, media and politicians. I realised the way to deal, is to ONLY use metric in all your communications. You can change your oven to read Celsius. When buying equipment ask the vendor what the power output is in kW - not "Tons of Ice" or "British Thermal Units" (ffs!). @NovaNaturalist @VeryBadLlama British Thermal Units are like WeirdΒ². Same for PSI (Pounds per Square Inch) to measure pressure. Yuk! π  @VeryBadLlama the British driving test genuinely quizzes you on how many metres it takes to stop at various speeds in mph. π @Tattie @VeryBadLlama and we have freedom, freedom I tell you, from that ghastly Brussels bureaucracy. We can weigh our goods in pounds and ounces and sell them in pounds, shillings and pence. Prices gone up? It's worth it, to be able to hold an English florin in your hand, and say "That is mine!!!!" <where's the irony emoji when you need it> @VeryBadLlama @Lizbon I also use Canadian measures to fuck with the aforementioned peoples. Itβs a blast! @VeryBadLlama also: its 30Β°C outside so I have my air conditioning set up 72Β°F to stay cool. @VeryBadLlama Ok, well, if we are being intellectually honest, the British use Pounds too but its really just a different name for the Metric Dollar. π  @VeryBadLlama itβs like that in England too, not the same as the rest of Europe! Milk is measured in litres and beer in pint, tables in meters &cm and people in ft & inches. People in stones and pounds, flour in kg!  @VeryBadLlama It's hot today because it's 35Β°C outside so I won't be turning my oven to 400Β°F.  Americans: "No one can understand metric!" while chugging a 2 liter soda. @VeryBadLlama @VeryBadLlama My oven's set to 350Β°F and I'm going to cook a Kg of French fries for poutine.  @VeryBadLlama Don't forget it's 25 degrees out. In a place where that happens in both F and C regularly. When talking to Americans. HOW HAS THAT COUNTRY NOT FALLEN APART? :) |
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@VeryBadLlama I just wish we could all go metric and be done with this madness. The metric is very logical and consistent. Also, its definitions are way cool. And it was originally invented during the French Revolution, so it's anti-establishment. Be a rebel - be metric! :heartlgbtprogress: