Measurement system

I create this poll since I read information here in both major systems (for heights, distances, weights, etc).

I know also that there are some differences between the American and the English (Imperial) systems as well as between traditional metric and the modern International System (SI). Even so I grouped the pairs together.

"Other" is not a joke since in many countries one can find traditional measurements. Here in Brazil several units still survive: alqueire (24.000 m2), légua (6 km), arroba (15 kg), grosa (12 dozens), etc.

goose wrote: We don't use that many imperial measurements any more, at least not in any official capacity. Certainly amongst the younger generation, pounds and stone is the only one that I can think of, although there are probably more which are so commonplace they don't even cross my mind...

Miles? Feet and inches?

~being scientific the metric system is better by light years!

I must say that it is still frustrating that mechanical-wise the Imperial system is still widely used!! But most of the standard (ASTM for ex) are still American >

What really bothers me is the inertia of those using Imperial system not to convert to metric. Soon or latter it will have to be done.

This is still a British thing (although they finally converted but only half-heartedly) because for some reasons they were allergic to metric because it was pushed/imposed  by Napoleon and therefore refute it as bollocks! And the US being traditionally inclined on Mother England.............

Trotsky wrote: Couldn't resist, eh, Hugues?  Yup that one was just toooooo tempting. Like putting sweets within the reach of "the cookie monster I must that while I generally favour the metric system, it doesn't quite the trick in terms of human height ... a six footer means more than its metric equivalent (what is it 1.82m or something like that) ... Äctually 1 foot is almost 30 cm so 6 of them is 1m80 , close enough. but certainly we should all make the effort ... it's so human isn't it ... there are only two possible sides of the road to drive on ... and we can't agree on which   ... and how about inventing a unversal sign language? Oh no, instead sign language has a few different versions

That one is easy!!!!!!

Continental Europe drive on the right side of the road. Even the Americans know that!!

The Brits simply drive on the wrong side of the road

Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ ..................

Could  not resist that one either!!!!!!!!!

goose wrote: You used to drive on the same side as us, so don't get started with that

But we saw the right side soon!!

I knew I'd manage to bother at least one Brit!!!!

Sean Trane wrote: ~being scientific the metric system is better by light years! I must say that it is still frustrating that mechanical-wise the Imperial system is still widely used!! But most of the standard (ASTM for ex) are still American > What really bothers me is the inertia of those using Imperial system not to convert to metric. Soon or latter it will have to be done. This is still a British thing (although they finally converted but only half-heartedly) because for some reasons they were allergic to metric because it was pushed/imposed  by Napoleon and therefore refute it as bollocks! And the US being traditionally inclined on Mother England.............

You do like having a go at us Brits dont you

As I said above I use both as do most brits. Most of use use miles for long distances, Acres for large areas, feet and inches for measuring a persons hight, and stone for measuring weight. Outside of these peramiters if startusing imperial mesurments I will have to think a bit about what your on about.

As for tempereture I find Kelvin is best as theirs no possible way to get minus numbers so it allways starts at 0.

And for the side of the road we drive on, its been like that for a 1000 years with coaches.