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Originally Posted by Katsunami
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.
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Weight in stones is UK, not US. They just use pounds.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
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.
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Almost all progress was made between 1968 and 1979. Everything is now metric and in decimal. Except for the very small number of exception you mention. The exceptions haven't changed for the past 40 years or so.