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An unnatural foot
Ronnie Cohen looks at the tenuous link between the imperial foot and human feet. Likes(3)Dislikes(0)
Posted in Consumer affairs, Myths
Tagged foot, human, imperial, imperial measures, natural, shoe, shoes, size, sizes
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Leading us to the 18th century
Martin Vlietstra, one of our regular contributors, offers his thoughts on an early pronouncement by the newly-appointed Leader of the House of Commons. Likes(24)Dislikes(4)
Hybrids, old and new
We have come across two examples of hybrid measures, and speculate if these might help in those countries struggling with the transition from old to new measures. Likes(30)Dislikes(4)
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, Recipes
Tagged cup, hybrid measures, imperial, imperial measures, measurement units, metric, metric foot, weights and measures
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Think metric – don’t convert
The editor remembers this slogan from his time in the UK construction industry in the early 1970’s. Almost half a century later, Ronnie Cohen gives real-world examples of metric quantities that may help those who are not as familiar with … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, Uncategorized
Tagged conversion, imperial, measurement units, metric, metrication, thnk metric
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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)
Isolationist or Imperialist?
On the eve of a showdown Cabinet meeting on Brexit, one of our frequent contributors, Ronnie Cohen, asks if British attitudes both to the EU and to this country’s metric changeover are part of the same mindset. Likes(31)Dislikes(0)
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, History, Technical, Views from abroad
Tagged cakeism, EEC, EU, imperial, isolationist, metric
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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
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Diaries, and a glimpse into the past
Many of us have probably bought a diary for 2018 recently. Ronnie Cohen takes a look at the conversion tables found at the front of many sold in the UK. Likes(53)Dislikes(44)
Posted in Consumer affairs, History, Technical
Tagged conversion, conversions, diary, factor, factors, imperial, metric, obsolete, unit, units
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Straight bananas and the metric system – the EU legacy?
With Brexit still dominating the news, Ronnie Cohen looks at one of the biggest obstacles to completing our transition to the metric system: its perceived link to the European Union. Likes(41)Dislikes(1)
Posted in Consumer affairs, General, History, Law, Media, Myths
Tagged 1862, 1895, 1965, 1992, anti-EU, anti-metric, Britain, common market, decimalisation, EEC, EU, European Coal and Steel Community, European Union, europhobe, eurosceptic, euroscepticism, imperial, metric system, metrication, Metrication Programme, Select Committee, Single Market, standardisation, standards, transition, UK, weights and measures
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MOTD writes metric but speaks imperial
At last, the General Election campaign is over. And now, as we wait for the results, Ronnie Cohen looks at something completely different: Match of the Day. Or is it? Likes(38)Dislikes(0)
Posted in Media, Sport
Tagged BBC, football, graphic, imperial, information, Match of the Day, metric, MOTD, Premier League, pundit, statistics, TV
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