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How to measure like a Brit
Over on r/GreatBritishMemes, a user named *checks notes* u/GreatBritishMemes shared this handy guide to UK measures.
That checks out. Reddit users – Brits and non-Brits – had some thoughts.
Fuel: bought in litres, its economy measured in miles per gallon
Old trackI think you’ll find fuel is measured in pounds. As in “I put 20 quid in the car.” The only exception is “I filled her up. “
CCGamesSteve
Distance. Are you measuring feet? Barleycorns.
ChemistryDeep
It looks so ridiculous written down but we just do it without thinking. It just feels right.
Magicmango2104
I think we’re just too tight fisted to rewrite all the road signs.
TheDaemonette
Olympic swimming pools for volume and football pitches for area
Berny2345
For geographic comparisons there’s ‘the size of Wales’.
FillingUpTheDatabase
Road signs are still in yards.
D4M4nD3m
We often measure distance in time.
“How far is London?”
“About two hours away by car”
laggyteabag
Tons are the worst, because that can mean either 907kgs (short ton), 1000kgs (metric tonne), or 1016kgs (long ton) and noone ever bothers to specify which one they’re using
ConceptOfHappiness
Can anyone explain why backpacks are measured in litres? I’ve never known anyone to fill one with a liquid.
MaintenanceInternal
Under temperature:
Is it warm out?
No-> Celsius
Yes-> Are you Daily Mail reader?
Yes-> Fahrenheit
No-> Celsius
Purrcthrowa
All the serious stuff like engineering and manufacturing is all done in metric.
It’s only when we jump in a car to go up a motorway we inexplicably turn into old fashioned milk-maids that can’t understand Kilometres.
Informal-Milkmaid
Are you measuring horses? Yes – hands.
MaintenanceInternalAre you paying for them? Guineas.
Polar_poopAre you racing them? Furlongs.
DieselSpillage
Sensitive-warthog3404 looked on the bright side.
We may not be multi-lingual, but by god we’re multi- err, measurable
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