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[Jim Kinney]

Our Linux-running robot overlords will mandate all speeds to be in the units of furlongs per fortnight. Failure to comply will result in the offenders banking records being rick-rolled.

On January 26, 2016 7:17:54 PM EST, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
>More than that.  I'm not talking about wholesale use of the units
>system
>but the use of units on an every day basis similar to my Puerto Rico
>example which uses some metric and some US Customary.
>
>For example, the UK still uses the Imperial stone and pound when
>referring to body weight.  They also use pints for serving liquor
>(nobody goes to the pub and asks for a "half liter" plus it is a legal
>requirement (but changing) for selling draught beer).  Speed limits in
>the UK are written in MPH and bridge heights are in feet and inches
>(metric can be used as long as the Imperial units are also shown).
>Distances are shown in miles and yards.
>
>Many countries still weigh precious metals in troy ounces (which is
>different from Imperial ounces) instead of kilograms.
>
>
>On 2016-01-26 15:56, Edward Holcroft wrote:
>> "There's also still places that use the current British Imperial
>system
>> (still close enough to the US units) and that would be some of the
>> current or former of the Commonwealth realms"
>> 
>> Correct, Burma and Liberia.
>> 
>> Edward Holcroft | Madsen Kneppers & Associates Inc.
>> 11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 250 | Johns Creek, GA 30097
>> O (770) 446-9606 | M (678) 587-8649
>> On Jan 26, 2016 5:37 PM, "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
>wrote:
>> 
>>> "Standard" is more a recent adjective because it was originally
>Imperial
>>> (and still sometimes is called that) since the measurement system
>came
>>> from England until a redesign of the Imperial system in the 1800's
>>> changed a few definitions so now it's the US Customary Units.
>>>
>>> It's only now "standard" because that's what the US standardized for
>its
>>> own use and is most common here -- if it's not common it's not
>>> "standard".  Of course that pretty much applies in any country
>because
>>> it would have no meaning elsewhere, there are "standards"
>everywhere.
>>>
>>> There are also many places where the US doesn't use "standard". 
>Puerto
>>> Rico sells gasoline in liters and measures distances in kilometers
>(but
>>> the speed limit is MPH).  The other territories are similar but
>that's
>>> all because of their own histories of colonization.
>>>
>>> There's also still places that use the current British Imperial
>system
>>> (still close enough to the US units) and that would be some of the
>>> current or former of the Commonwealth realms
>>>
>>> On 2016-01-26 14:12, Edward Holcroft wrote:
>>>> I always smile at the thought that "standard" = what America uses,
>and
>>>> "metric" = what the rest of the world uses. As an immigrant raised
>on the
>>>> metric system, I wonder if I'll ever be smart enough to figure out
>this
>>>> "standard" system of measurement.
>>>>
>>>> And you're right, the fact that it's all mixed up helps nobody.
>>>>
>>>> ed
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:39 PM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net>
>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday 26 January 2016, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>>>>> So did the coffee packers. Used to be a 1lb package that turned
>into a
>>>>>> 12oz package at about the same price.
>>>>>> We don't use metric now because the auto industry yelled it
>bankrupt
>>>>>> them to convert. Hmm. Didn't we bail out a few? Don't they all
>use
>>>>>> metric now anyway? My "Made in the USA" Saturn Vue has lots of
>metric
>>>>>> bolts.
>>>>>
>>>>> Absolutely despise working on cars that are mixed! Foreign cars
>are
>>> metric
>>>>> and antique Detroit iron is standard, but many modern American
>cars are
>>>>> both
>>>>> and require two sets of tools. <muter, muter son of a duck!>
>>>>> --
>
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