Demise of imperial units continues

[BigTime]

"British horse racing is set to trial metric measures in a move that could make the furlong a thing of the past."

BBC Sport - Sandown goes metric as metres are tested alongside furlongs

Next they'll be wanting to price the horses in euros instead of guineas.

Recently I had to explain to a youngster serving me at the tobacco counter what half an ounce was and it's metric equivalent. Do people really ask for 12.5g?

[AtW]

Do people really ask for 12.5g?

Yes, when they order black caviar sandwich.

HTH

[sasguru]

And good riddance too. A decimal system of measurement is clearly far easier to use, remember and understand.

[FiveTimes]

Recently I had to explain to a youngster serving me at the tobacco counter what half an ounce was and it's metric equivalent. Do people really ask for 12.5g?

I had to explain the same to my kids last week when we went to an old fashioned sweet shop.

[DimPrawn]

Give people an inch and they take 160,934.4 centimetres

[ZARDOZ]

"British horse racing is set to trial metric measures in a move that could make the furlong a thing of the past."

BBC Sport - Sandown goes metric as metres are tested alongside furlongs

Next they'll be wanting to price the horses in euros instead of guineas.

Recently I had to explain to a youngster serving me at the tobacco counter what half an ounce was and it's metric equivalent. Do people really ask for 12.5g?

Imperial has been dieing out for a long time, it's not precise enough for the modern world. The construction industry has used metric for decades, my uncle is in his late 70s and can't remember the last time he measured imperial. Even the bloomin US military use metric.

[BrilloPad]

My nuts are imperial.

[darmstadt]

I suppose you can't buy a quarter or eigth of good Red Leb anymore?

[BigTime]

I suppose you can't buy a quarter or eigth of good Red Leb anymore?

I'm struggling to believe the kids in his neighbourhood don't smoke it any more. Perhaps I found the exception.

[BolshieBastard]

So, let me get this straight. Some people still use imperial units for measuring distance!? Holy ******* tulip!