February 6, 2010   86 notes
kurafire: everythinginthesky: kurafire: everythinginthesky: Just sayin’. via Not entirely true, because some countries only use the metric system partially, and use the imperial system to some capacity still. England, for instance: try asking anyone there how many kilos they weigh. I find there’s a perceptible age gap in terms of metric usage in England. Friends my age, especially ones who watch their weight using gym scales / modern equipment, will probably know their weight in kilos, whereas their parents won’t have any idea.Guess it all kinda ties into the years the various countries picked it up, which is a fascinating dataset in itself. Algeria in 1840 and Iran in 1927? Who’da thunk it. That’s what I thought, too, but then someone proved me wrong on that. Look, how many other systems are there where you can easily work out how much you weigh FROM THE BARE OBJECTS AROUND YOU. How much do I weigh? Eight stones. Simple. Done. When you can find 53kg of cheese lying around your garden, then we’ll talk.

kurafire:

everythinginthesky:

kurafire:

everythinginthesky:

Just sayin’.

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Not entirely true, because some countries only use the metric system partially, and use the imperial system to some capacity still. England, for instance: try asking anyone there how many kilos they weigh.

I find there’s a perceptible age gap in terms of metric usage in England. Friends my age, especially ones who watch their weight using gym scales / modern equipment, will probably know their weight in kilos, whereas their parents won’t have any idea.
Guess it all kinda ties into the years the various countries picked it up, which is a fascinating dataset in itself. Algeria in 1840 and Iran in 1927? Who’da thunk it.

That’s what I thought, too, but then someone proved me wrong on that.

Look, how many other systems are there where you can easily work out how much you weigh FROM THE BARE OBJECTS AROUND YOU.

How much do I weigh? Eight stones. Simple. Done.

When you can find 53kg of cheese lying around your garden, then we’ll talk.

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    It’s not that hard! Just memorize the conversions so you can do them in your head.
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    Not knowing how to use metric measurements quickly is part of what frustrates me about taking science courses. D:
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