It was an international group that met in France that created the metric system.
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The British didn't even begin to adopt the metric system until in the last third of the 20th century or so, and even then thr transition was not immediate.
Or complete
French created the metric system.
But isn’t it very British to take everyone else’s shit and claim it as their own?
Very true. It's also a very French thing too though, to be fair
Only if it's something really old and they can put it in a museum.
Or words from another language.
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French invented metric system...
yeah this is imperial washing. they setup a colony and left it with an antiquated system of measures, then cheated off their neighbor for a better one.
And the worst part is, they didn't even adopt it completely. They were not even going the complete mile.
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The English measure weights in stone.
Actually we use both. For example, body weight is (traditionally) stone and lbs, but parcel weight is usually kg.
The same is true for length; height in feet, but stuff like room measurements in cm.
I think the only area where we're actually consistent is traveling distance? All signs and gauges are in Mph rather than Km/h. In fact the only time I can think of someone talking about distance in kilometres, is to do with sports (IE a 5k/10k running event).
In Canada, which transitioned to metric in the 70s and 80s, people's height are still measured in feet in casual conversation. Weights for groceries still often have lbs and kgs with them.
Glad to hear we're not the only country with an imperial hangover! Our experience is pretty much the same. Bathroom scales, gym weights etc all have both kg and lb on them. Over time society here does seem to be shifting more toward metric; most people tend to know their height in both these days, whereas 20 years ago it would have been predominantly ft rather than cm.
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This meme wasn't created to ridicule Americans, it was created to enrage the French, and to a lesser extent the Germans.
I'm just an American but I feel this is probably offensive to French people.
The British have a stupid mix of Imperial and metric. We usually measure distance in meters/centimeters but feet and inches are still used fairly regularly especially if you're measuring the height of a person. Large distances are usually measured in miles unless you're going for a run in which case you probably use km. Then you go for a drive and measure your speed in miles per hour, and your fuel efficiency in miles per gallon. Except you now need to fill up so you go to the petrol station where the prices are listed in pence per litre. Most other liquids are also measured in litres unless you're buying milk or beer.
Then if you're weighing things you probably use metric, unless you're weighing a person or you're an old person cooking. Temperature is also measured in celcius unless you're old.
Beer depends on where you get it. Bottle/can? ml. Glass at the pub? Pint.
Don’t forget to give your weight in stones and a horses height in hands..
And the size of your land in acres/hectares. And a lot of ingredients in cups (which has never been a set amount in the UK since its beginning). And distance sometimes in yards
If you are nobility perhaps, I only have 37 miliacres if you combine the house as well as the garden.
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American recipes are the worst. Two fingers of milk, a cup of sugar, one box of pre-packed cake mix, a glass of corn syrup...
They're allergic to actual measurements.
Sugar, cake mix, and corn syrup!? Better add a pinch of salt (to taste) to balance out all that sweetness!
The ironic thing is that the imperial system comes from Britain. It's just that US decided to keep it.
The imperial system and the US customary system are different for volume and weight
Also, the metric system is french.
Yes, it was implemented during the French revolution.
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Shit, did we move on from Giraffes?
This is offensively incorrect.
Deer are closer to 1.75 bicycles tall.
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37 degree commie = 98.6 degrees freedom.
310.15 degrees King
One problem metric solved was that each country had their own value for inch, mile, pound etcetera. This is partially fixed by everyone but the US going to metric. But I highly encourage everyone to ask "Okay, but is that a Swedish mile, nautical mile, Roman mile, or Chinese mile?" whenever miles comes up with Americans. Similar for inches, feet, and so on.
He jokes on you i only use kilofeet when talking about long distance. Now everyone is confused by saying 318 kft.
But I highly encourage everyone to ask “Okay, but is that a Swedish mile, nautical mile, Roman mile, or Chinese mile?” whenever miles comes up with Americans.
I find it tedious when someone pretends not to understand a conversation just to make some academic point, don't you?
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