xkcd #3164: Metric Tip

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• jbrains@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No worse nor better than “10 stone, 8”.

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  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not only did the British invent imperial, they only halfway switched back. America just takes all the fire for it.

    • Pro metric-er

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• stelelor@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  gestures wildly to Canada

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  • BurntWits@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As a Canadian, can confirm, and yeah I agree it’s kinda nuts. But it’s what we’re all used to here, and most people will look at you weird or confused if you use the “wrong” system of measurement.

    Here’s a pretty good flow chart for anyone curious:

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    • nialv7@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You measure distance in time? Is there a standard spe? you use?

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    • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      ‘Tis a tale of competing supply chains. The Empire prevails, despite reason and the will of The People.

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  • jqubed@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s always funny to me the ways they “went metric” but things like cans of beer are 473 mL (16 US fl oz) or iced tea is 341 mL (11.5 US fl oz).

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  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    😂 That was wild!

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  • zabadoh@ani.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It is really wild: Produce is still sold by the pound.

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• guy_threepwood@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The UK….yeah

  Distance in miles but fuel in litres so miles per gallon figures that we are given are basically just a scale to compare against other cars.

  Except on our roads some things are actually in metric, like if a sign says “100 yards” that’s actually 100 meters, since it was the first step in converting everything to metric (which we appear to have given up on)

  Beer and milk are in Pints…but some places now do milk in litres.

  Shops must sell loose items in metric, but are also allowed to sell them in imperial

  I grew up being taught in both, but was told that metric was the future so not to worry too much about imperial, so I confuse the number of ounces in a pound quite often, amongst other things

  Where I work, the vast majority of things are metric…except very old drawings, which sometimes use yards.

  Honestly I would prefer we just switch to metric and stay there, but the road sign argument is “cost” and even 20 years ago that was quite valid.

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  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Do car speedometers have miles/hr or km/h?

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    • MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Both

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    • Deebster@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Often both! Miles on the outside as the main display, but km can be found on a smaller inner ring

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  • OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    so I confuse the number of ounces in a pound quite often, amongst other things

    When do you need to use either of these?

    I know the number of pounds in a kilo so I can understand the Americans when they talk about weightlifting and how much people weigh. I don’t think I’ve ever used an ounce in my life.

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    • frank@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you look up cooking or baking recipes and get American ones you’ll see oz a lot, I have found

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    • FridaySteve@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      When do you need to use either of these?

      Old recipe books

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• ksigley@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There really is an xkcd for everything.

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• tatann@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yeah, sure, but how many bananas is a step ?

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  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There bananas and four kiwis.

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