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It's not just the BBC, it's the UK as a whole. Miles per hour or deeply entrenched for speeds but for measurements we use meters. The same for weight, we weigh
by AlecSchueler 6mo ago
It's not just the BBC, it's the UK as a whole. Miles per hour or deeply entrenched for speeds but for measurements we use meters. The same for weight, we weigh people in stone but we weigh everything else with grams.
- Oarch 6mo agoWe even weigh different kinds of drugs differently. So I'm told.
- AlecSchueler 6mo agoAlways found it funny that cannabis in small amounts was sold in grams but later quantities in ounces.