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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Water Closet
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    • StrongBadS
      StrongBad
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      Very useful guide. I should put that into the kitchen.

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        Carnival Boy @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said:

        Aren't you in England? Where Imperial units come from? And don't you still use pints there? I use pints when I am there.

        For some reason, we still measure milk and draft beer in pints. Bottled beer is now metric. We also still use miles instead of kilometres. I don't know why we only partially went metric, probably to appease the traditionalists.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          And you drive on the left.... Argh.

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          • Reid CooperR
            Reid Cooper
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            Handy, but not as handy as metric.

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              RAM. @alexntg
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              @alexntg said:

              @Carnival-Boy said:

              Oh man, you Americans. Go metric! We did, and we've never looked back!! Cups and pints suck.

              I agree. In school, we were taught primarily metric, as it would be the primary measurement system by when we got out of high school. Somehow that changeover didn't happen, and I"m left wondering how many teaspoons are in a gallon.

              Although I agree metric is better, at least our measurements are absolute and don't change based on deterioration of molecules. Don't know what I'm talking about?
              http://www.npl.co.uk/reference/faqs/where-and-how-is-the-uks-national-standard-kilogram-stored-(faq-mass-and-density)
              The metric standard of mass is based on "a cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy" which has lost weight since it was first created.
              http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112003322

              So despite the obvious and inherent superiority of the metric system... currently... ITS WRONG!!! HA HA HA

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              • alexntgA
                alexntg
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                They could always make a new one. A gram's 1 cc of water.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  It's not that the UK measure that is wrong, it is just not a consistent one. Who says weights can't change over time?

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                  • StrongBadS
                    StrongBad @alexntg
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                    @alexntg said:

                    They could always make a new one. A gram's 1 cc of water.

                    At a specific temperature.

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                      RAM. @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      It's not that the UK measure that is wrong, it is just not a consistent one. Who says weights can't change over time?

                      Jesus did, Pslam 153:49 "One gram shall be one gram, no more, and no less, as it'll help me determine the amount of wine needed for everyone, one gram shall not change with age and shall be consistent"

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                      • DominicaD
                        Dominica
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                        Scientists use the metric system, probably because the math is so much easier.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
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                          @Minion-Queen said:

                          It's the whole being Dyslexic thing that gets me on that one (having to follow lines etc. drives me nuts)

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