Metric weights and measures

[spitfire]

Bruce, you zero lover.

[spitfire]

And a 1, you binary Fan

[Besoeker]

[quote=“Bruce, post:79, topic:91895”]
As it happens metric pans out great, 1000mm =1 metre, 1000metres = 1km, 1000kg = 1 tonne, 1000ml = 1litre. That’s it! How easy was that?[/quote]
Not to mention SI units of Volts and Amps but we all use them.

[Mups]

@Bruce

250ml, so easy. (It must be if I knew it)

And what help is that when my measuring jug is in fluid ounces?

[Mups]

@Besoeker

Not to mention SI units of Volts and Amps but we all use them.

Do we? How frequently does an ordinary housewife use Sl units of volts and amps, do you think?

[Mups]

@Boot

We only continue to use and think in imperial weights and measures because we have continued to use both systems for a long time, so we don’t need to change the way we think to get by.

Maybe you’ve got a point there, Boot, but having a mixed system is what we have.
I have no head for maths, so opted to stay with what I was taught and knew what I was doing.

[Bruce]

@Mups

And what help is that I work my measuring jug is in fluid ounces?

9 fluid ounces is close enough. but you might be better off buying a more modern measuring jug

20 fluid ounces (1 pint) is about 600ml

[Besoeker]

[quote=“Mups, post:85, topic:91895”]
Do we? How frequently does an ordinary housewife use Sl units of volts and amps, do you think? [/quote]

I imagine your electricity bills might tell you from the kWh. And you just might know what the voltage is in your residence. How about your electric electric kettle?

[spitfire]

@Mups

Do we? How frequently does an ordinary housewife use Sl units of volts and amps, do you think?

Just think about it, whilst you are doing the Ironing.

[swimfeeders]

Hi

The vast majority of the World uses Metric.

The majority of the population in the UK were taught and use Metric.

We need to move on, not live in the past.

[JBR]

@Mups

Do we? How frequently does an ordinary housewife use Sl units of volts and amps, do you think?

Well you’d need to know whether to put a 3A or a 13A fuse in a plug.
Or perhaps just a bit of rolled up silver paper!

[JBR]

@swimfeeders

The vast majority of the World uses Metric.

The majority of the population in the UK were taught and use Metric.

We need to move on, not live in the past.

Do you drive? Have you see the speed limit signs?

[Bruce]

When I lived in the UK this sign meant no speed limit, I saw a lot of them when I was last there (except I think they still had a red circle as well) no idea what they mean now.

The other thing that was very difficult was the fact that speedos had both MPH and KPH printed on them which made them very cluttered and different cars had MPH on the inside or the outside of the dial they seemed to have no rule (obviously I only rented cars)

[Besoeker]

@JBR

Do you drive? Have you see the speed limit signs?

Yes, there are a few oddities. UK road signs are one but most cars use dual marked speedometers. And pubs serve draught beer in pints but wine glasses are in ml. Pretty much everything else is metric like food, clothing, etc…

[Mups]

@spitfire

Just think about it, whilst you are doing the Ironing.

Oh I will Spitty. Just for you.

[Mups]

@swimfeeders

The vast majority of the World uses Metric.

The majority of the population in the UK were taught and use Metric.

We need to move on, not live in the past.

I couldn’t give a toss, Swim. And I certainly wasn’t taught metric at school either.
If I wanted 2" nails locally, it is no help whatsoever knowing they are using metric in Hong Kong!

I wanted assistance to know the equivalent, that’s all, but unfortunately the youngster working there was too young to know the conversion.

[Mups]

@JBR

Well you’d need to know whether to put a 3A or a 13A fuse in a plug.
Or perhaps just a bit of rolled up silver paper!

Easy, JBR. I would just look at the one I just took out!

[Mups]

@Besoeker

pubs serve draught beer in pints but wine glasses are in ml.

Yes, that is indeed another oddity, I agree.

[Judd]

@SilverTabby

@Judd

I use cups occasionally

But cups are not all the same size, Judd, unless one invests in a specific set of measuring cups as well as measuring spoons! More clutter for the kitchen drawers!!

I have. They’re cheap enough.

No clutter, they nest inside each other like a Russian doll.

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A miss is as good as a mile, not a kilometre.