On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:52:12 PM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 13/12/2020 04:44, dsi1 wrote:
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> > When the Brits changed to metric, they sold all their imperial measurements to the Americans for a low, low price. The Americans, being a young nation and simple, thought they were getting a great deal. The Brits, with this simple move, moved themselves into an easy future while saddling America with a measurement system that keeps them back in the dark ages.
> >
> Imperial gallons are considerably larger than US gallons, and Imperial
> fluid ounces aren't exactly the same as US fluid ounces.
The Brits are still using Imperial gallons? How backwards is that?