"dsi1" wrote in message
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On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 6:15:23 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-12-12 10:04 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 4:14:32 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2020-12-12 8:42 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> I've never heard the term 26er. I gather the term "fifth" is a
> >>>>> pretty archaic term but it used to refer to a standard bottle size
> >>>>> when
> >>>>> it comes to buying whiskey, rum, vodka, etc.
> >>>> It is a fifth of a gallon.
> >>> It's so strange that someone would want to divide a gallon into 5
> >>> parts. I think that dividing a gallon into 2, 4, or 8, parts is much
> >>> more sensible.
> >>>
> >> That's not very strange compared to some of our other archaic
> >> measurements, like 12 inches in a foot, 16 ounces in a pound, a
> >> temperature scale where water freezes at 32 and boils at 212.
> > The Americans never asked to be saddled with Imperial measurements. It's
> > the Brits fault!
> >
> If that is the case, why don't they use the same units?
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.

Curiously, the Brits still use miles per hour for their speed limits. When I
was going 70 on the freeway (expressway?) in the UK I thought I was going
70KPH i.e., around 45MPH. In reality, I was going much faster i.e., 70MPH.
To a Hawaiian, that's like going super fast!

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LOL well if you want to visit us, you need to learn ... innit???