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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Oh, I suppose most UK people also measure their personal weight and height in stones/pounds and feet/inches. But not me!
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I've seen a few episodes of Supersize vs. Superskinny; I don't know if it's American or UK or maybe even both, and they used stones and feet/inches for weight and length.
Wikipedia says this:
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Metrication in the United Kingdom, the process of introducing the metric system of measurement in place of imperial units, has made steady progress since the mid–20th century but today remains equivocal and varies by context. Most of government, industry and commerce use metric units, but imperial units are officially used to specify journey distances, vehicle speeds and the sizes of returnable milk containers, beer and cider glasses (though fresh milk is often still sold in multiples of pints, with the metric equivalent also marked).
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So it's partly metric, partly imperial, and the UK is 'making steady progress since the mid-20th century." I took that as slowly converting.
Oh, and with regard to Celsius, it fits right in with the metric system, which is mostly based on water:
100 C = boiling point of water
37 C = body temperature
30 C = hot summer day
20 C = room temperature
10 C = cold
0 C = freezing point of water
1 litre of water = 1000 ml which weighs 1 kg = 1000 grams when at a certain temperature and pressure. I don't know the official definition on top of my head.
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