The EU gives up on making England metric

[thewayne]

Which means the US will have that much less reason to convert. Not that it matters, we can afford to lose multi-million dollars space probes every once in a while due to conversion errors.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6988521.stm

Comments

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

For me, I'm the opposite. I'd much prefer the metric system for cooking because we combine names for both weight and volume, and it drives me nuts. I have no idea off-hand how many cups are in a quart. The English system still confuses the heck out of me, I'm constantly having to look up conversions, especially when I'm needing to halve or double a recipe. And why should an eighth of a centimeter be any different than an eighth of an inch? Fractions are based on portions of one.

I haven't read your link yet but I'm looking forward to it.