STEED has won a battle against the EU!

Originally Posted by goldorak

I was making a general consideration Bewolf (something that Xabbie has a difficult time coping with).
What's wrong with adopting a single system that 99% of the world uses ?

Nothing wrong at all. Actually, it would make a lot more sense. The problem is, when a country starts to look more at its past then the future, then tradition becomes a nation identifier. Common sense does not work in such an environment as it becomes too embedded within these folks mind as a national trademark. Fighting it will only result in stiff resistance. Better let them stick with their system, as archaic it may be, and let them figure it out themselves. Once they gain other stuff again to be proud of, it's a no brainer.

[XabbaRus]

The majority of measurements in the UK are in metric, it is only when it comes to weighing loose product at the market that imperial is still used oh and for road distances and speed. so it isn't that widespread throughout insitutions.

I'd bet most people in the UK under 50 are more familiar with metric than imperial.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

I'd bet most people in the UK under 50 are more familiar with metric than imperial.

I doubt that.
I am less than half way to 50 and I work in Imperial in my head, but need paper for metric.

[Aramike]

Personally, I think metric is WAY easier to work with and compute as you are really just tossing decimal points around...

...on the other hand, I "think" in Imperial. Seriously, Canadians, does calling it the 50 METER line sound right? Did the receiver pick up good "meterage" on the play?

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

I'm guessing it would cost a lot of money to really completely switch to metric system, aren't all the mechanical things in fraction of inches instead of millimetres and so on ?

Yup. Well, partly. All the imports force mechanics to use both.

Some of the biggest problems I think are roadsigns. All in miles.

[Letum]

I love the pint. Just the right amount of beer. Not too little, not too much.
The pint was made for drinking. The liter was made for measuring.

[XabbaRus]

Well I work in engineering and all our stuff is built in metric though our pipe couplings are imperial.

[Aramike]

Originally Posted by Letum

I love the pint. Just the right amount of beer. Not too little, not too much.
The pint was made for drinking. The liter was made for measuring.

I'll have 4 Deciliters of Guiness, please.