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Imperial echoes in GBBO
A headline in The Independent caused us cause for concern, if only briefly. Likes(24)Dislikes(7)
Two kinds of country?
We return after a break with a short article from one of our supporters about a recent film release Likes(26)Dislikes(2)
Posted in History, Myths, Science
Tagged Apollo moon landings, measurement units, metric, Neil Armstrong
13 Comments
Read it before?
Ronnie Cohen, one of our regular contributors, compliments the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on its policy for dealing with enquiries relating to the oft-postponed metric changeover. Likes(27)Dislikes(8)
Posted in Road signs
Tagged conversion, Department for Transport, DfT, metric, metric road signs, metrication
5 Comments
43 years late
One of the editors of Metric Views has been reading a book entitled “Eleven minutes late” by Matthew Engel. The book is subtitled “A train journey into the soul of Britain”, and may provide a clue to why the UK … Continue reading
Posted in General, History
Tagged beer, British, cricket, global Britain, metric, misty-eyed nostalgia, railways, UK Metrication Board
10 Comments
Style guide revisited
The Measurements units style guide, published by UKMA in 2012, is now available on line with an index. In this article, we outline the purpose of the Guide and note recent enhancements. Likes(24)Dislikes(9)
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, Media
Tagged Education, measurement units, metric, style-guide
21 Comments
Vehicle fuel consumption – another muddle
We look at vehicle fuel and energy consumption, and put some questions to owners of hybrid cars. Likes(25)Dislikes(7)
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Technical, Transport
Tagged energy, fuel consumption, hybrid cars, L/100 km, mpg
15 Comments
2017 Laws of Cricket (or how not to specify quantities)
With the cricket season in full swing, Martin Vlietstra highlights some aspects of the laws of the game. Martin is on the active panel of qualified cricket umpires, and also comments frequently on articles posted on Metric Views. Likes(22)Dislikes(17)
Mixed messages from Farnborough
We speculate on the implications of two announcements today from the Farnborough Air Show. Likes(25)Dislikes(18)
Posted in Uncategorized
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Energy units – muddle in the making?
It was decided early in the 1990s that the unit for pricing of domestic gas should change from the therm to the kilowatt hour, which is a metric unit but not SI. We ask if this made ‘metric sense’. Likes(31)Dislikes(1)
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, History, Science
Tagged electricity prices, energy, gas prices, joule, kWh, therm
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Metric Underground
We note the latest contract for the renewal of London Transport’s Underground fleet. Likes(23)Dislikes(2)
Posted in General, History, Technical, Transport
Tagged London Underground, Piccadilly Line, Siemens, trains
2 Comments