2026-09-27 18:47 UTC
@pthane@toot.wales @John_Loader@ohai.social @alexf24@mstdn.social @nobrainnopain@social.tchncs.de @kibcol1049@mstdn.social @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot Switching to metric was first suggested in the 1860s. Changing the currency to the decimal system was seen as an initial stage to metrication and even that took over a century after that recommendation.
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@John_Loader@ohai.social 2026-09-28 10:20
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk @pthane@toot.wales @alexf24@mstdn.social @nobrainnopain@social.tchncs.de @kibcol1049@mstdn.social @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot at grammar school we had to change from Imperial to metric in physics part way through