UKMA issued the following news release at 18:05 on 28 December:
Archive for December, 2007
UK speed limits go metric on 1 January
Friday, December 28th, 2007Guyana shows the way
Friday, December 21st, 2007MetricViews has come across an interesting letter in a newspaper published in Georgetown, Guyana.
Extracts are reprinted below (acknowledgements to Stabroek News http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_letters?id=56535420). The UK authorities could learn from the determined approach to metric conversion adopted by this former British colony.
Enjoy a healthy Christmas turkey! Roast for 40 minutes per kg at 190°C
Saturday, December 15th, 2007Many families in the UK will roast a turkey on Christmas day. Preparing a traditional Christmas dinner challenges most people as they are cooking much larger quantities of food than normal. As a result thawing and cooking times are much longer than normally experienced. Failure to thaw or roast properly may lead to food poisoning which is one of the worst things that could happen at Christmas.
How others see us – an Australian view
Saturday, December 8th, 2007UKMA occasionally receives letters from visitors to the UK expressing amazement at our dysfunctional muddle of measurement units. The following is typical (with thanks to JP for allowing us to use it):