Can we also go back to red & black wires please...

[Dustydazzler]

Brexit: Government to launch study on economic benefits of reintroducing imperial units

<strong>Exclusive: </strong>Business minister mocked for ‘ludicrous’ attempt to quantify ‘Brexit benefit’

uk.yahoo.com

 

[nicebutdim]

The usual argument is for the car maker's benefit, so they don't have so meany variations in specifications, etc. However as ROI drives on the same side as UK it seems to actually be detrimental there as you are creating yet another variation!


You don't think the next "Brexit benefit" will be the return of lsd (and not the drug)?

I guess Japanese car makers would build RHD vehicles with metric displays for their domestic market, although Japanese cars sold in IE would be built in Europe.

Most issues surrounding Brexit are complete and utter nonsense - either people trying to extoll benefits that aren't beneficial to anyone or people moaning about issues for the sake of moaning. I don't think the average person cares much for either extreme and have more interest in getting on with their lives.

It's also worth noting that the EU backed down from forcing full UK adoption of metric almost 15 years ago and that metric currency was adopted in the UK before we joined the EC.

 

[littlespark]

It’s a little strange when we buy petrol and diesel in litres, but fuel economy is given as mpg….

 

[nicebutdim]

It’s a little strange when we buy petrol and diesel in litres, but fuel economy is given as mpg….

One thing I noted when pricing switched to litres was the change in people's perception of price fluctuations.

They see price increases in monetary terms per unit, not realising that the old unit was 4.54 times greater than the new and that an increase of 5p/litre is 22.7p/gallon. £1.50/litre is expensive to most people, but I can't help wondering what their thoughts might be about fuel costing £6.81/gallon.


On a different note; when I see people in the US complain about the rising cost of fuel per gallon, I can't help wondering how they'd feel if they used proper, full sized gallons

 

[DPG]

One thing I noted when pricing switched to litres was the change in people's perception of price fluctuations.

They see price increases in monetary terms per unit, not realising that the old unit was 4.54 times greater than the new and that an increase of 5p/litre is 22.7p/gallon. £1.50/litre is expensive to most people, but I can't help wondering what their thoughts might be about fuel costing £6.81/gallon.


On a different note; when I see people in the US complain about the rising cost of fuel per gallon, I can't help wondering how they'd feel if they used proper, full sized gallons

I've given you a like. However I've had a few beers with the Mrs so can't fully work it out.

 

[telectrix]

At least 2440 x 1220 allowed old duffers to visualise the size as 8 x 4.

how can you explain that? to visualise that i need to read the mm off a dual tape measure.

 

[telectrix]

We call it a “pint of milk” but it’s 568ml marked on the label.
Most are sold as 500ml, 1L or 2l now

We should be clever enough to deal with both systems. One is not better than the other.

and in most cases the result is that you get less content for the same money. e.g. 2 litres of milk costs same as 4pints. but it's only 3 1/2 pints.

 

[telectrix]

and lets not forget our scottish friends that measure cable in cabers.

 

[pc1966]

It’s a little strange when we buy petrol and diesel in litres, but fuel economy is given as mpg….

There are a number of oddities in car figures. As you say we in the UK use "fuel economy" in mpg based on our historic units, where as in the EU it is "fuel consumption" in l/km for much the same reason, but choosing to give it inversely (i.e. fuel used per unit distance, rather than distance covered per unit fuel).

I presume the USA is also mpg but a different g!

However, the UK as always (going back to 1920s at least) given engine displacement in litres, where as the USA uses cubic inches.

 

[nicebutdim]

There are a number of oddities in car figures. As you say we in the UK use "fuel economy" in mpg based on our historic units, where as in the EU it is "fuel consumption" in l/km for much the same reason, but choosing to give it inversely (i.e. fuel used per unit distance, rather than distance covered per unit fuel).

I presume the USA is also mpg but a different g!

However, the UK as always (going back to 1920s at least) given engine displacement in litres, where as the USA uses cubic inches.

Displacement in cubic inches sounds great when talking about what's under the bonnet of your Charger, but it's one unit of measure I've never had any desire to learn the conversion for. Same with temperatures in fahrenheit - I don't need to know.

 

[Mike Johnson]

It's why estate agents still tell you the sq/ft of a building/house instead of m/sq it sounds more.

 

[R-fur]

Absolutly, The media annoys me by quoting summer temperture in F and winter temp in C just because it gives a more dramatic number.

 

[littlespark]

which weather report to you watch? Never know them to do anything but centigrade….

Cooking programmes give Celsius, Fahrenheit and a gas mark

 

[Mike Johnson]

Have you ever noticed on TV weather channels that Southern Ireland does not have weather.

 

[R-fur]

which weather report to you watch? Never know them to do anything but centigrade….

they never say Britain swelters in 30 degrees its always Britain swelters in the high 80's

 

[Mike Johnson]

they never say Britain swelters in 30 degrees its always Britain swelters in the high 80's

Oh which millennium was that?