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UK back to "imperial" measurements ?
BrianHG:
Here in Canada, Quebec, we have some supermarkets criss-cross their $/ LB or KG to mess with you into purchasing a worse deal. Normally, the price may be $/KG, but when there is a special, all of a sudden, it's now $/LB.
CJay:
--- Quote from: TimFox on May 30, 2022, 05:43:30 pm ---Again, the US went metric in 1959 (although they forgot to tell everyone).
We don't use "Imperial" units: the relevant laws define "conventional" units (e.g., inch and pound) in terms of the metric units.
Both metric and conventional units are allowed in commerce.
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Nor were Imperial units ever banned in the UK, it's just another lie, more smoke and mirrors to mislead the gullible.
eugene:
Which is what has me a little confused (but not enough to actually study the matter; I have more important things to think about.)
What does the government have to do with any of it? Unless there are strict regulations, the people are going to use whatever units they want, or whatever units their customers want, or whatever is convenient given the situation. The government of the UK, like the government of the US, is kidding themselves (and wasting their time) if they think they have anything significant to say about it.
Bud:
--- Quote from: BravoV on May 30, 2022, 07:19:29 am ---Source -> https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-bids-jubilee-boost-27090524
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... BoJo is planning to announce that imperial measurements will be revived to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee...
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This makes it look even more interesting from the perspective of justification.
TimFox:
--- Quote from: eugene on May 30, 2022, 06:18:25 pm ---Which is what has me a little confused (but not enough to actually study the matter; I have more important things to think about.)
What does the government have to do with any of it? Unless there are strict regulations, the people are going to use whatever units they want, or whatever units their customers want, or whatever is convenient given the situation. The government of the UK, like the government of the US, is kidding themselves (and wasting their time) if they think they have anything significant to say about it.
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Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution states that Congress has the power to "fix the Standard of Weights and Measures".
In current US practice, the merchant and purchaser can measure substances in either conventional or metric units, but the statutes govern the definition of the kg and lb av to be used.
Prior to the Revolution, individual States had their own units and currencies.
More than you want to know: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-691a9b38e29a85d0925f4db586b60735/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-691a9b38e29a85d0925f4db586b60735.pdf
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