Imperial Measures

[MSS]

Originally Posted by another_clean_sheet

One of the largest counties in the world still uses the imperial system - USA!

The US is actually a dual system country - IS and Metric. And for IS, they have their own mods e.g. US Gallons.

Internationally the US trade in metric.

[another_clean_sheet]

Originally Posted by solarsailor

That's because they're too stupid to learn a sensible one.

Not the most inteloligent remark.

[Borg Warner]

Reading this "headline" elsewhere it is patently obvious that folks are being wound up by our various media outlets. They are swallowing this hook, line and sinker. The "Get Boris out" team are showing no signs of easing off the gas, yet he remains steadfastly in place. So far. It seems his own party are, not so much lacking the courage to get rid of him, but perhaps more no one is brave enough/stupid enough to take the reins.

Well a GE in a couple of years will save them the trouble. Go team Starmer.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by StewartIngram

My eldest daughter (born 1973) went to a new school nearby, just opened. The Junior school headmaster (sadly now passed away) was a fantastic teacher, and I always remember one of his statements.
I can't remember his actual words, but he had the following belief.
Metric measurements were easy to calculate, being all 10x. But imperial measurements made us better at maths. We had to learn not just the 10x table but many others as well.
For instance: 3x (ft/yds), 12x (in/ft, & d/shilling), 8x (half crown/£, furlong/mile), 16x (oz/lb) - I could go on. We just got on with it, and understood what we were doing. She learnt both and can cope, but agreed with his belief.

But-----I don't want to learn to drive a horse and cart.-------

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by macafee2

You have lead? I would have thought the water company would change that to probably plastic free of charge if you asked them or is it your responsibility?

macafee2

Water company. Not really as their responsibility ends at your boundary.--

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by another_clean_sheet

One of the largest counties in the world still uses the imperial system - USA!

Ahem !!!!---Slightly bigger than a county.---

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by MSS

The US is actually a dual system country - IS and Metric. And for IS, they have their own mods e.g. US Gallons.

Internationally the US trade in metric.

So that's why a gallon of petrol is cheaper over there.---There's less of it.----

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by another_clean_sheet

Not the most inteloligent remark.

I had one of those things but the wheels fell off.---

[torque2me]

Originally Posted by another_clean_sheet

One of the largest counties in the world still uses the imperial system - USA!

Engineering, like us, has converted to metric (like us, many will be bi-system).

Kev

[mbev51]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

But-----I don't want to learn to drive a horse and cart.-------

Better for maths means harder for kids to do. Todays kids struggle with the much watered down GCSE maths as it is without making things unnecessarily harder.