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Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by rootusrootus on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:03PM (#33662144)
And the UK, unless for some reason their official speed limits and such aren't actually, you know, official.

As a practical matter, we use metric for many things in the US. The fact that we do not force everyone to change their customary units to metric really seems to irk some folks, but mostly outside the US.

Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by orf on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:31PM (#33662574)
Uk is metric, but we do use a mix. Speed limits are still in mph, and we rarely if ever use kilometres for distances. Height is in ft and inches, and your own weight is in stones/pounds. All other weights are in grams and kg, except for some larger ones (industrial/shipping) which are in tonnes. Pints are used only for… pints, everything else is in ml. And, the best, is “football pitches” which is often used by the news to describe large (but not too large) lengths.
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by MayeulC on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:38PM (#33663561)
But do you use metric tonnes (1000 kg) and "metric" pints (½ litre, not actually metric, but in use for drinks in metric countries)?
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by orf on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:41PM (#33663635)
Probably metric tonnes, not sure, it’s just “a lot” when it’s used colloquially. Pints are imperial for drinks, 568ml.
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by nicoburns on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:32PM (#33665169)
We use metric tonnes.

For pints (only really used for beer and milk), we still use an imperial pint but it's officially specified in millilitres (568ml) and this will always be printed on packaging.

Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by DharmaPolice on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:02PM (#33664025)
My favourite bit of nonsense is signs for distance for walkers. Distances are usually in miles or fractions of miles but for indicating things really close by (e.g. toilets round the corner) we switch to metres.
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by BillinghamJ on Friday November 18, 2022 @07:02PM (#33664842)
I've found that it's becoming increasingly common to use metric for height and weight also - particularly with younger people etc.

I think we'll soon be left with the only remaining imperial bits being speed, long distances, and pints of beer - none of which seem likely to go away any time soon

Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by augusto-moura on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:29PM (#33662533)
There a few exceptions here and there, but the UK uses the metric system wherever it can, including speed limits in some locations.
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by orf on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:43PM (#33663671)
Where does it use it for speed limits? All our cars have speedometers in mph. I’ve never seen a speed limit sign that uses kmph
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by shirleyquirk on Friday November 18, 2022 @05:59PM (#33663960)
I've seen an 8kph limit on inland waterways. But it was very unusual to see
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by orf on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:02PM (#33664016)
Oh right, yeah. In canals it’s kmph.
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by NeoTar on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:26PM (#33662497)
The UK is (still) officially metric, just with a few exceptions - speed limits being one of them.
Re:Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes vote... by Wohlf on Friday November 18, 2022 @04:42PM (#33662728)