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UK back to "imperial" measurements ?
coppice:
--- 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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Of course the US doesn't use imperial units. While most of the US units have the same names as imperial units, a number of them (e.g the gallon) are a different size.
IanB:
--- Quote from: CJay on May 30, 2022, 05:58:33 pm ---Nor were Imperial units ever banned in the UK, it's just another lie, more smoke and mirrors to mislead the gullible.
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They may not be banned, but they are prohibited. You can go to the greengrocer and buy two pounds of potatoes, but by law the price must be shown by the kilogram and the receipt must show the weight in kg.
https://www.gov.uk/weights-measures-and-packaging-the-law
TimFox:
--- Quote from: coppice on May 30, 2022, 07:04:04 pm ---
--- 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.
--- End quote ---
Of course the US doesn't use imperial units. While most of the US units have the same names as imperial units, a number of them (e.g the gallon) are a different size.
--- End quote ---
Before Canada went metric, gas stations in Canada used the imperial gallon (4.546 liters), which was larger than the US gallon (3.785 liters). Most US containers will use the abbreviation "US gal" to avoid confusion.
One rarely encounters "dry measure" in the US anymore: a dry gallon is 4.405 liters, for measuring dry ingredients, but there is still a legal definition.
TimFox:
--- Quote from: IanB on May 30, 2022, 07:10:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: CJay on May 30, 2022, 05:58:33 pm ---Nor were Imperial units ever banned in the UK, it's just another lie, more smoke and mirrors to mislead the gullible.
--- End quote ---
They may not be banned, but they are prohibited. You can go to the greengrocer and buy two pounds of potatoes, but by law the price must be shown by the kilogram and the receipt must show the weight in kg.
https://www.gov.uk/weights-measures-and-packaging-the-law
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From that UK legal source: "You can display an imperial measurement alongside the metric measurement but it cannot stand out more than the metric measurement."
floobydust:
I find the US is not metric. Example Bud Industries all dimensions are inches. Cringe. Even though they're made in Asia.
Hammond is a one button click for Imperial or Metric units. What's so hard about that.
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