Metricification

[x1m]

Is that a word?

Anyhow, after seeing some of the comments regarding metric beers on the other thread, I thought I'd share with you some of the stuff on saw on daytime tv t'other day.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/101360

It's essentially the forum for ARM, who are trying to convert everything back into Imperial measurements! I personally believe we should slowly be converting to metric (it makes sense when you're an engineer), but other people think not.

So should we?

[2 Smokin Barrels]

I think we should go the whole nine yards.

[shirepro]

I disagre and I won't budge an inch on that

[x1m]

I can't fathom what you're trying to say!

[srebbe64]

I think metric is miles better.

[z1000]

srebbe64 said:

I think metric is miles better.

I'd say only fractionally better

[beano500]

Will it be changed furlong?

[beano500]

Perch - ance?

[dilbert]

I'd rather the thought police would leave me to use whatever units I feel are suitable for the task I'm trying to achive.

I like inches and centigrade.

Never did like BMW's though!

[beano500]

I mean it'd be like creating a rod for our own backs.

[nervous]

i just got up too quickly and now i have a couple of acres.

[beano500]

And could lead to a chain of events

[beano500]

Let's not lose our hogshead over this

[beano500]

Oops - I think I should troy and stop this

[Frik]

Any links?

[planetdave]

Oh do come on. If you lot had an ounce of sense you'd go along with it

[tallbloke]

A straw pole would decide this issue. Unless the punters are in league with the imperialists...

[camper]

when in the Deli section of Sainsburys I always ask for a "Pound" or a "Quarter" etc as Grammes and Killograms mean nowt to me I was brought up with Imperial Weights and Measures and cannot get the Grammes thing at all and probably never will!, I mean I KNOW how many Sausages to the Pound (8)

incidentally we still can Legaly use both systems here you know, (recently found out)

camper

[srebbe64]

When my missus sends me to the shop to buy milk, she asks me to "buy a big pint" - she means a litre!

One advantage of metric, is that a litre of petrol is 99.9p, whereas a gallon of petrol is about £4. Therefore a metric unti of petrol is far cheaper than an imperial unit of petrol!

[nonegreen]

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