Metric vs. other measurement systems - chart

[Philip Davies]

It’s a LARGE boulder for a road, but a SMALL boulder for a mountain!

[Toolmaker51]

Classic Euro overreach. What stands out to me; regarding links offered by MeJasonT and DIYSwede, in posts 69 & 70, is the arrogant nature of government. Link states Mr. Thoburn had English and metric scales available, customers were charged accordingly [and equally] to their preference. That higher courts ruled appeals 'inadmissible', epitomizes gall and authoritarian mindset; "No, we'd thought this out with perfect clarity and forethought". Which apparently is quite not the case.
Somehow identical but opposite is constant re-interpretation we [US] see, regarding "Shall not be infringed". I'd say their, our framers, King's English is perfectly clear.

[f800]

Ummm.... that was 1999.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.lat...ml%3f_amp=true

[MeJasonT]

f800

Not again, when will they ever learn.
I forgot about this one

[MeJasonT]

Phil, is it big boulder in little creek without a paddle somewhere near little neck.
Oh i love the old tribal names up state.
There are those among us who like to hunt out American history and absorb it when we are traveling through reservations. Now there’s a case for BLM.
You can feel the real spirit of the land in the Catskills and even Mohonk has a real spiritual feel despite the capitalist environment playground for the rich.
My Aunt Audrey used to often get Bears wandering into her garden in Margaretville. Now Audrey was a character, she went over to the states during the Second World War. She worked for naval intelligence and even got to meet Hitler before the war when we were trying to talk him out of invading Poland. She was also involved in the Nuremburg trials after the war. She married a top New York Hairdresser (divorced) and later married a GI. A quintessential English aristocrat at heart, the lady was absolutely fascinating and so was Tony her 2nd husband. In the early days she lived in Flushing NY, that’s when my partner Debbie used to visit. She started going over around the time of the first attempt to bring down the Twin Towers, A guy had done a tight rope walk between them at some point as well. Debbie later sold garments in New York as a fashion designer. Happy days.
Give me one good reason to go back to NY and I’m on the first available flight. Any takers for an adult apprentice machinist.

[Jon]

Another appliance measurement, but this time not just one.



Original tweet: https://twitter.com/41actionnews/sta...71610876682240

[FEM2008]

Cleary was written by a male! Six or seven washing machines is about the size of the van next to sinkhole, but the sinkhole is actually the size of a small car 😉 😜

[bruce.desertrat]

Wow, I didn't know there was a standard washing machine. How many scall bananas are they?

(also some wag has started making standardized scale bananas, https://hackaday.com/2014/11/17/sand...e-is-so-metal/ )

[FEM2008]

....Mr. Thoburn had English and metric scales available, customers were charged accordingly [and equally] to their preference.

Looking at it from the other side, which scale should the state certify? Keeping both system certifications increases the cost to taxpayers as well.
Go uncertified one might say.... buyer beware. Wasn't that one of the triggers for french revolution?!

[trigger]

Nah,since when does a male know what a washing machine looks like����