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pinky0926 02/19/21 12:11:33 PM #1:	The metric system is nice, pity we don't just use that. My shoes say 10 on them. My weight is 12.7 stone. I'm 6ft1, or 186cms, depending on whichever person I'm talking to. Our pints are different to your pints. I read American food recipes and take a mental note that your cups are different from our cups. And want to know what temperature my oven is at right now? 2. Yep. Just two. Absolutely bonkers country --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:950835699] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>The metric system is nice, pity we don't just use that. My shoes say 10 on them. My weight is 12.7 stone. I'm 6ft1, or 186cms, depending on whichever person I'm talking to. Our pints are different to your pints. I read American food recipes and take a mental note that your cups are different from our cups. And want to know what temperature my oven is at right now? 2. Yep. Just two. Absolutely bonkers country </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommonGrackle 02/19/21 12:12:31 PM #2:	"but conversions are easier." --metric apologists <cite>CommonGrackle posted [p:950835744] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>"but conversions are easier." --metric apologists</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AldousIsDead 02/19/21 12:12:46 PM #3:	So you're saying my cups are bigger than your cups? --- In simplicity, utility. Through utility, simplicity. <cite>AldousIsDead posted [p:950835757] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>So you're saying my cups are bigger than your cups? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 02/19/21 12:13:25 PM #4:	CommonGrackle posted... "but conversions are easier." --metric apologists reading is hard <cite>treewojima posted [p:950835781] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>CommonGrackle posted...</cite> <quote>"but conversions are easier." --metric apologists</quote> reading is hard</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nothanks1 02/19/21 12:13:39 PM #5:	Meanwhile in Ireland: you're expected to use both stone and kilo for weight. Feet and metres for height. As for distance? Feet, metres, yard, kilometers and more --- for the alcohlics https://www.aa.org/ <cite>nothanks1 posted [p:950835791] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Meanwhile in Ireland: you're expected to use both stone and kilo for weight. Feet and metres for height. As for distance? Feet, metres, yard, kilometers and more</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrResetti 02/19/21 12:13:58 PM #6:	I'm 11 stone one --- https://imgur.com/GRZEGPm https://imgur.com/OeMgQZT <cite>MrResetti posted [p:950835802] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>I'm 11 stone one </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommonGrackle 02/19/21 12:16:46 PM #7:	I don't think metric is bad, it sure has it's uses, I just don't think it's inherently better than imperial just because things are divisible by ten. maybe I don't always want to divide by ten...? you ever think about that? <cite>CommonGrackle posted [p:950835906] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>I don't think metric is bad, it sure has it's uses, I just don't think it's inherently better than imperial just because things are divisible by ten. maybe I don't always want to divide by ten...? you ever think about that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LordFarquad1312 02/19/21 12:26:41 PM #8:	CommonGrackle posted... "but conversions are easier." --metric apologists Someone didn't even bother to read the first line in TC's post... --- El sexo sucio y el planeta limpio. "If you are tired of fear from links... Let Kirby's Nightmare protect you." <cite>LordFarquad1312 posted [p:950836239] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>CommonGrackle posted... </cite> <quote>"but conversions are easier." --metric apologists</quote>Someone didn't even bother to read the first line in TC's post... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Parappa09 02/19/21 12:28:51 PM #9:	but also america: "a cup of butter" --- https://imgur.com/uUaFvGj <cite>Parappa09 posted [p:950836321] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>but also america: "a cup of butter" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Homeless_Waifu 02/19/21 12:33:27 PM #10:	If it makes you feel better op, 90% of the population in the US barely (AND I mean BARELY) knows how to our own measuring system... --- ???????Que???????? ???????EHHHHH?????????????? Gets slapped <cite>Homeless_Waifu posted [p:950836507] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>If it makes you feel better op, 90% of the population in the US barely (AND I mean BARELY) knows how to our own measuring system... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 02/19/21 12:33:32 PM #11:	All I know is my car get 3.7 farthings to the hogshead. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:950836511] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>All I know is my car get 3.7 farthings to the hogshead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NightRender 02/19/21 12:39:07 PM #12:	Allegedly there are even more exceptions that the author of this missed. https://preview.redd.it/k1brffgbngk31.png?width=681&format=png&auto=webp&s=8cc428c345b687a3f79d8e481561781f38d0630e --- Dedicated to D - 4/15/05 <cite>NightRender posted [p:950836735] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Allegedly there are even more exceptions that the author of this missed. https://preview.redd.it/k1brffgbngk31.png?width=681&format=png&auto=webp&s=8cc428c345b687a3f79d8e481561781f38d0630e </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Omnislasher 02/19/21 12:43:20 PM #13:	pinky0926 posted... And want to know what temperature my oven is at right now? 2. Yep. Just two. XD <cite>Omnislasher posted [p:950836876] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>pinky0926 posted... </cite> <quote>And want to know what temperature my oven is at right now? 2. Yep. Just two.</quote>XD </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/19/21 2:47:20 PM #14:	The main flaw of the metric system in everyday society is that decimeters (an equivalent of feet) are not used as a common measurement. Human height is a great example where meters are too long and centimeters are too short, so decimeters would be perfect to measure it... but no one actually uses them. Also Fahrenheit > Celsius. Celsius is not easy to convert like other metric units because there is nothing to convert to... For measuring common outdoor temperatures in most of the world (approx 0 to 100 degrees F), Fahrenheit has 101 integers to do this while Celsius only has about half of that. It would be great if someone invented a temperature scale that was designed to measure outdoor temperature, but Fahrenheit is closer to that than Celsius is. --- I try to laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:950841524] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>The main flaw of the metric system in everyday society is that decimeters (an equivalent of feet) are not used as a common measurement. Human height is a great example where meters are too long and centimeters are too short, so decimeters would be perfect to measure it... but no one actually uses them. Also Fahrenheit > Celsius. Celsius is not easy to convert like other metric units because there is nothing to convert to... For measuring common outdoor temperatures in most of the world (approx 0 to 100 degrees F), Fahrenheit has 101 integers to do this while Celsius only has about half of that. It would be great if someone invented a temperature scale that was designed to measure outdoor temperature, but Fahrenheit is closer to that than Celsius is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 02/19/21 2:50:40 PM #15:	Literally every other country in the world uses Celcius for everyday temperature. Only America uses Fahrenheit. --- Now is the hour! Riders of Rohan! Oaths you have taken, now fulfill them all, to lord and land! <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:950841635] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Literally every other country in the world uses Celcius for everyday temperature. Only America uses Fahrenheit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/19/21 2:56:20 PM #16:	Cobra1010 posted... Literally every other country in the world uses Celcius for everyday temperature. Only America uses Fahrenheit. So? --- I try to laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:950841813] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Cobra1010 posted... </cite> <quote>Literally every other country in the world uses Celcius for everyday temperature. Only America uses Fahrenheit.</quote> So? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
treewojima 02/19/21 9:19:50 PM #17:	Damn_Underscore posted... Cobra1010 posted... Literally every other country in the world uses Celcius for everyday temperature. Only America uses Fahrenheit. So? It means that temperature scales mean dick all once you get used to one <cite>treewojima posted [p:950856512] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted...</cite> <quote> Cobra1010 posted... </cite> <quote> Literally every other country in the world uses Celcius for everyday temperature. Only America uses Fahrenheit. </quote> So?</quote> It means that temperature scales mean dick all once you get used to one</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/19/21 9:59:36 PM #18:	But 0 to 100 is a better scale than -18 to 38 I'm not saying Fahrenheit is perfect, it's just better than Celsius. --- I try to laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:950857885] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>But 0 to 100 is a better scale than -18 to 38 I'm not saying Fahrenheit is perfect, it's just better than Celsius. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 02/19/21 10:00:50 PM #19:	CommonGrackle posted... "but conversions are easier." --metric apologists jesus fucking christ why are old accounts always so fucking dense --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:950857935] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>CommonGrackle posted... </cite> <quote>"but conversions are easier." --metric apologists</quote>jesus fucking christ why are old accounts always so fucking dense </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 02/19/21 10:02:09 PM #20:	Choco posted... jesus fucking christ why are old accounts always so fucking dense you sound like a zoomer trying to insult millennials --- I try to laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes. <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:950857973] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Choco posted... </cite> <quote>jesus fucking christ why are old accounts always so fucking dense</quote> you sound like a zoomer trying to insult millennials </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 02/19/21 10:03:05 PM #21:	Lol @CommonGrackle ran off. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:950858010] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Lol @CommonGrackle ran off. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 02/19/21 10:03:05 PM #22:	Parappa09 posted... but also america: "a cup of butter" maybe you people could become a normal country one day if you stopped deflecting to another shithole all the time :^) --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:950858011] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Parappa09 posted... </cite> <quote>but also america: "a cup of butter"</quote>maybe you people could become a normal country one day if you stopped deflecting to another shithole all the time :^) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 02/19/21 10:04:52 PM #23:	Damn_Underscore posted... But 0 to 100 is a better scale than -18 to 38 I'm not saying Fahrenheit is perfect, it's just better than Celsius. also THIS people be like "hurr durr water freezes and boils at blah blah" and it's like ??? first off how the FUCK does that matter, secondly it's literally not even true in most locations --- https://imgur.com/286sD4e http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:950858068] in UK measure... [t:79305148]...</cite> <quote>Damn_Underscore posted... </cite> <quote>But 0 to 100 is a better scale than -18 to 38 I'm not saying Fahrenheit is perfect, it's just better than Celsius.</quote>also THIS people be like "hurr durr water freezes and boils at blah blah" and it's like ??? first off how the FUCK does that matter, secondly it's literally not even true in most locations </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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