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Speaking of feet - I got irritated when buying shoes and trying to convert shoes sizes. It turns out that UK/US sizes are based on the length of a barley corn.
by lostlogin 1y ago
Speaking of feet - I got irritated when buying shoes and trying to convert shoes sizes.
It turns out that UK/US sizes are based on the length of a barley corn.
Quite why it isn’t just in centimetres is baffling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_size
- throwanem 1y agoI'll give you this one, but only with the qualification that inches would be fine too. There's no benefit to the manufacturers in more rational standardization, though. As with women's clothing sizes, why would Levi's (for example) make it easier for me to find something that matches my style and budget, from anyone other than them? Hell, even men's sizes which nominally are in inches do this! I have to go a size up in Levi's vs Wranglers because Levi's size small, the bastards, while Lee mostly run true to size but none of their cuts is really worth wearing. And don't even talk to me about boot sizes! Inches vs. centimeters? Baby stuff. Get on my level. :D