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Seeker · 31-05-22, 06:05 PM

I'll just leave this here (courtesy of reddit).

ethariel · 31-05-22, 09:03 PM

[QUOTE=Seeker;3136904]I'll just leave this here (courtesy of reddit).

Absolutely spot on except the bulk sweet shop in town still happily takes orders by the quarter even tho the receipt is in grams.

redtrummy · 31-05-22, 10:01 PM

Cyclists usually quote km or km/hr - makes them sound if they are faster than they really are

Bibio · 01-06-22, 08:47 AM

what really pizzes me off is British programs giving kilometres for distance or speed.. i dont have an effing clue like 90% of british people. 5k run.. is only to make it sound longer.

also merican units not being the same as british imperial.

Sir Trev · 01-06-22, 06:59 PM

I am five feet ten, on a good day - no idea what that is in metres. But, I'm 85 kilograms, on a good day - not sure how many stones that is. Quite honestly I don't care about the mix. And I only know the weight because I got used to the scales in the gym being in kilos...

johnnyrod · 01-06-22, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruffy

I agree the media wouldn't waste print on things that don't exert influence - I realise the importance is more about the ability to influence than the topic itself (which I also agree in this case should be a nothing story).

This is how culture wars are fought, influence without meaning, well-aimed rhetoric.

Seeker · 13-06-22, 10:39 AM

There's an online form if you want to express your feeling about Imperial measurements
https://www.gov.uk/government/consul...ings-and-sales

31-05-22, 06:05 PM	#11
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,069	Re: Imperial units I'll just leave this here (courtesy of reddit). __________________ 2016 SV650AL7 2023 GSX-8S

31-05-22, 09:03 PM	#12
ethariel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London (for my sins) Posts: 806	Re: Imperial units [QUOTE=Seeker;3136904]I'll just leave this here (courtesy of reddit). Absolutely spot on except the bulk sweet shop in town still happily takes orders by the quarter even tho the receipt is in grams.

31-05-22, 10:01 PM	#13
redtrummy Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: N W Leicestershire Posts: 248	Re: Imperial units Cyclists usually quote km or km/hr - makes them sound if they are faster than they really are

01-06-22, 08:47 AM	#14
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,540	Re: Imperial units what really pizzes me off is British programs giving kilometres for distance or speed.. i dont have an effing clue like 90% of british people. 5k run.. is only to make it sound longer. also merican units not being the same as british imperial. Last edited by Bibio; 01-06-22 at 08:49 AM.

01-06-22, 06:59 PM	#15
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,440	Re: Imperial units I am five feet ten, on a good day - no idea what that is in metres. But, I'm 85 kilograms, on a good day - not sure how many stones that is. Quite honestly I don't care about the mix. And I only know the weight because I got used to the scales in the gym being in kilos... __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

13-06-22, 10:39 AM	#17
Seeker Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: NE Lincs Posts: 1,069	Re: Imperial units There's an online form if you want to express your feeling about Imperial measurements https://www.gov.uk/government/consul...ings-and-sales __________________ 2016 SV650AL7 2023 GSX-8S

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