Answers Please

[Neil M]

Can anybody sensibly answer this - As the UK adopted metrication in 1973 (40 years ago!) Why are our speedo's stile calibrated in miles, to measure distance. :smokin:
Similarly consumption readings are given in MPG when fuel is sold in Liters? A 'UK' anomaly, which like most things no longer makes rational sense! :clown:

[northernjim]

We asked europe to change over to imperial, but they were to thick to understand it...............



I personally think there is nothing wrong with buying a few furlongs of land:drool:





we didn't become 'metric' in 1973.... It has been a gradual process in various industries:wink:

[Neil M]

You'd be better buying land in acres (Hectares as now is) Square measurement, rather than furlongs which was a linear measurement. I bet they still use Poles and Perches up in them there hills!

73 was when the government of the day agreed to a policy of metrication with a period 5 years, however like most everything else in this Country it all went squiffy! :119:
Now children don't know what a Inch, foot, yard, furlong or pounds and onz's, degrees F are, and we as adults of course are supposed to know everything :whistle:

But I couldn't tell my daughter the answers to the principal questions above, "just not got round to it yet!" isn't IMO an acceptable answer to give a child :smt100

[NBTBRV8]

National pride. Do you know how hard it would be to change now. All the dumb s*&ts that would drive at the posted limit of 60, mile per hour that is, not kph.

[LeinsCSL]

They converted it over here a few years ago, so we got 120kph on motorways = an extra 4mph to play with! :banana:

But then they got to bring in a 30kph limit in cities, as it sounds much better than 18mph :moan:

[Neil M]

They converted it over here a few years ago, so we got 120kph on motorways = an extra 4mph to play with! :banana:

But then they got to bring in a 30kph limit in cities, as it sounds much better than 18mph :moan:

Are you now getting new cars with Kilometer calibrated speedo's. It took a good 10 years to get used to the money! I think it's about time we bit the bullet and committed once and for all. :thumbs:

[LeinsCSL]

Are you now getting new cars with Kilometer calibrated speedo's. It took a good 10 years to get used to the money! I think it's about time we bit the bullet and committed once and for all. :thumbs:

Yeah, it's been a legal requirement on new cars since 2006 I think. Never understood it myself, whole thing was a waste of time, money and resources IMO. If it ain't broke, etc

[northernjim]

You'd be better buying land in acres (Hectares as now is) Square measurement, rather than furlongs which was a linear measurement. I bet they still use Poles and Perches up in them there hills!

73 was when the government of the day agreed to a policy of metrication with a period 5 years, however like most everything else in this Country it all went squiffy! :119:
Now children don't know what a Inch, foot, yard, furlong or pounds and onz's, degrees F are, and we as adults of course are supposed to know everything :whistle:

But I couldn't tell my daughter the answers to the principal questions above, "just not got round to it yet!" isn't IMO an acceptable answer to give a child :smt100

I said furlongs because there are 10 chains in a furlong, and 100 links in a chain :wink:


ask your daughter why everyone speaks different languages around the world....... should everyone speak english to make it easier for us? or retain some part of their national identity..... ie - do things have to change for changes sake?

[_Nathan_]

Ask your daughter how you spell litres whilst you are there.