Post by @alexf24@mstdn.social

2026-09-26 20:44 UTC

@nobrainnopain@social.tchncs.de @kibcol1049@mstdn.social @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot I know all of this (and have measuring little things to use), but it would be so much easier if we weren't stupid and switched to metric like the rest of the world. Even Britain and Canada switched eons ago, but no, we continue to choose stupid. BTW media still informs the US public about sizes by measuring in school buses, giraffes, elephants, and football fields. Talk about dumbing down the already stupid.

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@John_Loader@ohai.social 2026-09-27 08:47

@alexf24@mstdn.social @nobrainnopain@social.tchncs.de @kibcol1049@mstdn.social @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot Ah1 Britain. You are not 100% correct. Whilst we measure in metric we don’t for tyres/wheels (inches), Television screen (inches) distance (miles or yards), many imbibable liquids, (Pints of milk or beer) eggs (dozen or half dozen) and many market traders in fruit and veg use pounds and ounces for us oldies.

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@pthane@toot.wales 2026-09-27 08:02

@alexf24@mstdn.social @nobrainnopain@social.tchncs.de @kibcol1049@mstdn.social @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot British media still compares large areas, usually involved in wars or disasters to 'X times the size of Wales'. Which doesn't really help the millions of English who've no idea about Wales.

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