lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Ah, yes. The "Gimli Glider" You do realise that technically this isn't an imperial/metric mix-up. It's a USC/metric mix-up. The mechanics used USC gallons (United States Customary) to work out how much fuel to put in the first ever Air Canada metric plane. Accordingly, the conversion factors used were related to US gallons, which are smaller than Imperial gallons. Just shows the idiocy of having two different versions of 'imperial' with some common units. That's seriously confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Ludo*1 said: So we're agreed then? Imperial is the way forward. Genuine question what do other Europeans ask for in the pub when they want their equivalent of the finest brew?! Large or small. In germany its usually 0.3l, 0.5l or multiples thereof of 0.5l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 If only there was some kind of standardised guide that all sensible countries use for this kind of stuff. Spoiler http://www.npl.co.uk/si-units/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: If only there was some kind of standardised guide that all sensible countries use for this kind of stuff. Hide contents http://www.npl.co.uk/si-units/ Is that why Primark clothes sizes are all a bit small? Stupid Bangladeshis. Spoiler I'm not fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sureiknow Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 When we leave the EU the word Metric will be bannished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowArab Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 So we're agreed then? Imperial is the way forward. Genuine question what do other Europeans ask for in the pub when they want their equivalent of the finest brew?!I was in a home ware shop a while ago, and they were selling packs of pint glasses alongside packs of "metric pint glasses". These glasses were 500ml. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: If only there was some kind of standardised guide that all sensible countries use for this kind of stuff. Hide contents http://www.npl.co.uk/si-units/ I'm surprised (former) French and Belgian colonies weren't metric from their colonization rather than from 1950 onwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 25 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Is that why Primark clothes sizes are all a bit small? Stupid Bangladeshis. Hide contents I'm not fat. That bit of red to the rhs of Bangladesh ain't Bangladesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 For me:Beer: imperial Wine: metricHeight: imperial Weight: metricFuel: imperialTemperature: metricAnd to thoroughly confuse the issue, at work we measure and calculate in metric and then convert the answer to imperial so we can all understand and compare the answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairn Terrier Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I'm bamboozled.No, you’re a tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopburn boy Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That bit of red to the rhs of Bangladesh ain't Bangladesh. It’s Myanmar , or as the colonial masters still call it Burma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Bit of both.Height in ft, weight in kgMpgSlabs, wood, etc ftMilk in 'that one, not the big one or the small one. Dont know if its 4pt or 2 ltr tbh.Beer in pints, cans in ml.As to gallons, us or UK...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 54 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That bit of red to the rhs of Bangladesh ain't Bangladesh. The Primark workers escaped from Myanmar with their imperial rulers is what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The Primark workers escaped from Myanmar with their imperial rulers is what I heard. What, the Brits all fled to West Pakistan (as was)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Jacksgranda said: What, the Brits all fled to West Pakistan (as was)? Only the officers, who were too thick to tell the difference with metric and got the top jobs because of their moustaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heedthebaa Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 I measure everything in imperial, f**k metric, it’s bollox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 The metric system is a tool of the devil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 If the French are so clever how come we don't have metric time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, coprolite said: If the French are so clever how come we don't have metric time? Technically we do have metric time.. The primary unit of time (the second) is defined in metric terms. It's something to do with vibrations of a cesium atom. I'm not aware of any meaningful imperial definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotfree Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Here, most measurements are metric. Kilometre, a litre of petrol, and 179cm tall rather than 5 foot 10 inch. Also, it's 85kg's rather than 13 stone. Even though I've been here for over 20 years I still use foot and inches for height and stone for weight. I'm a tiler by trade and you need to measure exactly to do most cuts. That works a lot easier using metric than imperial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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