As a useful aside, keeping an undercurrent of being savvy in imperial measures means that, if ever we get invaded by the scoundrels, it'll be an easy way to catch them out
Think Gordon Jackson, in the Great Escape
Tory party to change back to imperial measurements
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As a useful aside, keeping an undercurrent of being savvy in imperial measures means that, if ever we get invaded by the scoundrels, it'll be an easy way to catch them out
Think Gordon Jackson, in the Great Escape
How do you earn a living? Does the modern plumbing idustry work in metric yet? Surely that's important to you and not baloney?
Never said it did not
All I said was that there has always been a mix of imperial and metric measurements in the UK
Don’t see what all the fuss is about tbh
Afaik the US have never adopted the metric system ???
Dunno about there current cars but ? But the thread size / pitch on fasteners are not metric on cars from the 80s
BHP is still used for engine power in the UK
The metric equivalent means nowt to me
Speedos read in MPH
Speed signs on the road read MPH
Efficiency of cars are always expressed in miles to the gallon
Ect ect
Dunno about there current cars but ? But the thread size / pitch on fasteners are not metric on cars from the 80s
BHP is still used for engine power in the UK
The metric equivalent means nowt to me
Speedos read in MPH
Speed signs on the road read MPH
Efficiency of cars are always expressed in miles to the gallon
Ect ect
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Some dickhead, out of touch politician, thought that Brexit gave the UK a unique opportunity to revert back to Imperial measurements. Could you imagine ordering your copper in Imperial again. FFS.
Not much use having a decimal counting base though, when the average 'murcan's fingers-and-thumbs-total isn't 10
The scientific world does. Aviation too. Just the important stuff.
Who cares
The imperial measurements are still used in every day life and have never gone away
And in many cases has been used hand in hand with the metric system
Dare say you have never noticed noseall
No surprise tbh
Nonsense. They are distinct and different. Cumulatively it can have massive repercussions. It was the stupidest Brexiteer proposal ever put before the British public.
Probably due to exports which is understandable
One first US or the first US car companies that used and badged there car engine size was Pontiac with the Transam model in the 70s
Engine size was designated 6.6 as opposed to 400 cubic inches and badged as such
You dunno what you are talking about
And as per usual talk nonsense
Open yer eyes
Mind u that would be difficult for you as yer eads up yer arris
Best you get onto yer local counsel about the speed limit signs in your area
And have you ever bothered to actually under stand your car / van Speedo ??
Got a brand new tyre here
Stamped with the number 16
Obviously that would cause you some confusion noseall as to what 16 means or refers to
No surprise tbh
Hazard a guess noseall ??