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[Sinbad]

Darn, that explains - 6C forecast for Thursday in Johannesburg.

Maybe it will snow here too.

ja ja I know it won't last

 

[biometrics]

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ja ja I know it won't last

Miles?! Gallons?! Wtf are you primitive?!

 

[Sinbad]

Miles?! Gallons?! Wtf are you primitive?!

I say, old chap! Offsides!

At least the temperature isn't in furlongs per tardigrade or something....

 

[biometrics]

I say, old chap! Offsides!

Didn't realise you are in Murica.

 

[Sinbad]

Didn't realise you are in Murica.

Wrong gallon, old chap. They have the inferior 3.8 litre gallon whereas ours is a much superior 4.5 litres...

 

[biometrics]

Wrong gallon, old chap. They have the inferior 3.8 litre gallon whereas ours is a much superior 4.5 litres...

Jirre

 

[biometrics]

Wrong gallon, old chap. They have the inferior 3.8 litre gallon whereas ours is a much superior 4.5 litres...

So how much of life is metric?

 

[Sinbad]

So how much of life is metric?

Everything except distance, some weights.

 

[biometrics]

Everything except distance, some weights.

Miles for everything or do you chuck in some km to fuck everyone over?

 

[Sinbad]

Miles for everything or do you chuck in some km to fuck everyone over?

All miles.
Fuel is dispensed in litres though. As are most other liquids except draught beer which comes in pints.

 

[biometrics]

All miles.
Fuel is dispensed in litres though. As are most other liquids except draught beer which comes in pints.

Luckily a pint is nearly 500ml, so we call a 500ml beer a pint here. Weird.

Edit: now that I think about it I never refer to a pint when ordering a beer here. So must be in my mind.

 

[Sinbad]

Pint is 570ml.

So, an odd hangover of that, is that a 2l milk doesn't exist. It used to be 4 pints, so now it's metric-ulated it's the same size container as before but 2.27l.

That being said, some manufacturers are switching to properly metric sizes.

2 pints make a quart, 4 quarts make a gallon.

 

[biometrics]

Pint is 570ml.

So, an odd hangover of that, is that a 2l milk doesn't exist. It used to be 4 pints, so now it's metric-ulated it's the same size container as before but 2.27l.
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That being said, some manufacturers are switching to properly metric sizes.

2 pints make a quart, 4 quarts make a gallon.

Fokkin lol, had to change the google converter to "Imperial" to get 568ml. Jirre.

 

[Sinbad]

Fokkin lol, had to change the google converter to "Imperial" to get 568ml. Jirre.

 

[Jings]

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ja ja I know it won't last

Finally getting to use the aircon?

 

[Jings]

All miles.
Fuel is dispensed in litres though. As are most other liquids except draught beer which comes in pints.

And milk come in pints.

 

[Dave]

And milk come in pints.

Depends on the shop and manufacturer, a lot of milk is now in 1l, 2l and even 3l containers.

It’s mostly the supermarket own brand milk still in pints and even then it’s still legally sold in metric (2.2xx litre bottle for example).

 

[Jings]

Depends on the shop and manufacturer, a lot of milk is now in 1l, 2l and even 3l containers.

It’s mostly the supermarket own brand milk still in pints and even then it’s still legally sold in metric (2.2xx litre bottle for example).

Why the confusion with both pint and litres?

 

[Spizz]

Why the confusion with both pint and litres?

It's the slow change from Imperial to metric which they started implementing in the 70s. Then joining Europe forced it on a bit and now it's nearly complete as the older generation die off and the youngsters who grow up with both or just metric are taking over.

So some things like milk often show both measures and for example cars all have mph and kph on the speedo. Road sign all in miles though, always will be I guess.

 

[Jings]

It's the slow change from Imperial to metric which they started implementing in the 70s. Then joining Europe forced it on a bit and now it's nearly complete as the older generation die off and the youngsters who grow up with both or just metric are taking over.

So some things like milk often show both measures and for example cars all have mph and kph on the speedo. Road sign all in miles though, always will be I guess.

Miles to kilometers would pose a problem. "I would walk 500 kilometers..." does not flow rhythmically. Not even mentioning the idioms.