▲ 81 ▼ Munches Table Quietly (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 3 years ago by BitterSweet@discuss.tchncs.de to c/memes@lemmy.ml 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] visiblink@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Grocery volumes (Milk, dairy products, shampoo, basically anything purchased in a container)? litres. Meanwhile, here in the US, we've got soda in liters but milk in gallons. Udder madness! Carpentry measurements? Inches. It amuses me that in metric countries, construction materials like plywood are often standardized to strange non-rounded measurements like 1220 x 2440 x 13mm because it's actually just 4' x 8' x 1/2" in disguise. Wrenches? whatever fits! Interestingly, I can't remember the last time I needed SAE wrenches. Even my old '96 Ford Ranger is metric, I think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bpm@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Cars have been all metric since the mid-80s IIRC, to better standardise them for international sales. The Ranger was really a Mazda B-series, so it's definitely metric. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Grocery volumes (Milk, dairy products, shampoo, basically anything purchased in a container)? litres. Meanwhile, here in the US, we've got soda in liters but milk in gallons. Udder madness! Carpentry measurements? Inches. It amuses me that in metric countries, construction materials like plywood are often standardized to strange non-rounded measurements like 1220 x 2440 x 13mm because it's actually just 4' x 8' x 1/2" in disguise. Wrenches? whatever fits! Interestingly, I can't remember the last time I needed SAE wrenches. Even my old '96 Ford Ranger is metric, I think. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bpm@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Cars have been all metric since the mid-80s IIRC, to better standardise them for international sales. The Ranger was really a Mazda B-series, so it's definitely metric. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bpm@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Cars have been all metric since the mid-80s IIRC, to better standardise them for international sales. The Ranger was really a Mazda B-series, so it's definitely metric. permalink fedilink source parent
