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Map of Where 29,000 Rubber Duckies Made Landfall After Falling off a Cargo Ship in the Middle of the Pacific Ocean
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I don't think countries use any system; people do. ;) And I can use metric (and do some). It just depends what I am measuring and who I'm speaking to.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the rubber duckie map. That's amazing that some survived 15 years without breaking down and sinking. I wonder how many are still out there.
For all first world countries and probably the rest, there are laws relating to measurement, and most of those only allow the metric system. Even if I want to sell things in pounds I can't. The UK I think is strange as it does allow some Imperial measurements.
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed by the duckies too.
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Yes, it can be a little confusing here in UK. I once gave a measurement to a mother-daughter set of friends I have. I gave it in feet, and the mother said "ah," and the daughter (10) said: "how much is that in meters?"
In the U.S. we do use the metric system...a little. Every set of sockets has both metric and standard sockets. Then there are camera lenses expressed in millimeters...bottles of wine in ml...but beer in ounces. 2-liter bottles of soda, or 12-ounce cans. And every drug dealer knows there are roughly 28 grams in an ounce.
ReplyDeleteIn the U.S. we do use the metric system...a little. Every set of sockets has both metric and standard sockets. Then there are camera lenses expressed in millimeters...bottles of wine in ml...but beer in ounces. 2-liter bottles of soda, or 12-ounce cans. And every drug dealer knows there are roughly 28 grams in an ounce.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't mean the metric system wasn't in use in the U.S., just that it's not been officially adopted as it has almost everywhere else. Most countries seem to have a weird fusion, though, like in England where they still have road distances in miles. I don't know if the speedometers are in kilometers or miles, though; the former would be confusing if the road markers are all in Imperial.