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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Olympics – metric in Winter too
The Department for Transport has always maintained that the measurement system used on road traffic signs can be considered in isolation from the UK, European and global economies. The Winter Olympics in Korea, now drawing to a close, provide us … Continue reading
Posted in General, Road signs, Sport
Tagged DfT, imperial road signs, metric, metrication, Winter Olympics
3 Comments
A wrong turning that led British Leyland to a dead end
We reprint an article that was first published ten years ago and illustrates the risks of using a mix of metric and Imperial measures. Likes(49)Dislikes(34)
Posted in History, Technical, Transport
Tagged dual-unit, imperial, Leyland National Bus, metric, metrication
15 Comments
Metric in Myanmar – an update
In this article, we put together some reports regarding measurements used in Myanmar, which is often said, misleadingly, to be one of the three “non-metric” countries in the world. Likes(56)Dislikes(36)
Posted in General, Views from abroad
Tagged Burma, conversion, metric, Myanmar, road traffic signs, speed limits
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Then and now
We take a look at a film from 1973 made with the aim introducing the metric system to the general public. Likes(56)Dislikes(47)
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, History
Tagged "Simply Metric", metric, metrication, muddle, UK, UK Metrication Board
7 Comments