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[-] bouh@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

Are they actually using metric though? Last time I was in London airport I wasn't so sure.

[-] trafficnab@lemmy.ca 46 points 10 months ago

When you ask a British person how much they weigh and they start talking about rocks

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Is that an imperial rock or a metric rock?

[-] linux2647@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 10 months ago
[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

A large boulder the size of a small boulder.

[-] HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

... is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpark Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in that area.

[-] xor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months ago

Depends what you're measuring. Also our imperial units are slightly different, and lots have variations depending on what's being measured.

Get britished

[-] trafficnab@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

It's less of an imperial system, and more of an imperial suggestion

[-] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

At least our pints are bigger.

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