If you've ever wondered why most of the world switched to Metric ...

[Big Tea]

Why not just merticate the pint and call it a Pint (cap P as in a name) and make it say 600ml?

[jjn9128]

Just leave this here..

[nzjrs]

Why not just merticate the pint and call it a Pint (cap P as in a name) and make it say 600ml?

Haha Australia already tried to metricate it at 570ml!

Crazy idea, they must've been on the piss at the time

[djos]

And yet we still have Middys, schooners, pots, pints etc!

[Just_a_fan]

Why not just merticate the pint and call it a Pint (cap P as in a name) and make it say 600ml?

In effect it already is metric. The pint is defined in UK law as 0.56826125 cubic decimetre. That's some accuracy there, eh?

I think it's the only imperial volume measurement that's still defined and accepted in UK law. Everything else has been changed to the metric equivalent.

Interestingly, some US measurements are actually metric - they are defined with reference to the SI Units. So the inch, foot and yard used by everyday folk (there is a different definition for land use called the survey foot) are based on the metre, and the pound is based on the kilogram. The US pint is defined as an eighth of a 231 cubic inch gallon at 60deg F. And as the inch is defined with reference to the metric system, the US pint is also defined with reference to the metric system.

Only humans could make something so bloody complicated!

[Maritimer]

Canada is metric on the books but unless you're doing government work everything is still imperial.

[tok-tokkie]

Why not just merticate the pint and call it a Pint (cap P as in a name) and make it say 600ml?

That would break the rules. Capital letters are reserved for units based on a person - W for James Watt, V for Volta etc. Who was Pint & what did he contribute to volume determination? (Poor old Ohm had to be given Greek letter since zero & capital o would cause complete confusion.) sub units use lower case such as mm while bigger unis use upper case MW but that more or less falls by the way for commonly used measures such a km. Meanwhile kg completely breaks the rules because it is the basic unit but it uses the multiple k!

[J.A.W.]

Why not just merticate the pint and call it a Pint (cap P as in a name) and make it say 600ml?

Haha Australia already tried to metricate it at 570ml!

Crazy idea, they must've been on the piss at the time

In NZ, back in the mid `70s, the Imperial pint of milk sold in glass bottles
was rounded up to 600ml, & the quart was reduced to an even 1000ml.

Strangely enough, here in Au, the quart beer jug served across the bar in pubs,
was also 'metricated' to 1140ml, (I have one, kept in the kitchen cupboard).

[JordanMugen]

Isn't it entirely logical that a 11/32" socket is one size smaller than 3/8"?

It's so easy to find the right size imperial socket, none of this ridiculous 9mm is too big, so it must be 8mm business!

/sarcasm

[Big Tea]

Isn't it entirely logical that a 11/32" socket is one size smaller than 3/8"?

It's so easy to find the right size imperial socket, none of this ridiculous 9mm is too big, so it must be 8mm business!

/sarcasm

What about 19/32?. Always gets rounded

[godlameroso]

It's easier to measure angles and proportions in imperial than metric. A quarter of a degree of toe is the same as saying you have .25 inches of toe, is the same as saying you have 6mm and change of toe.

[Just_a_fan]

US Customary Units (the US doesn't use Imperial Units) of length and weight (mass) are based on the metre and kilogram.

It's easier to measure angles and proportions in imperial than metric. A quarter of a degree of toe is the same as saying you have .25 inches of toe, is the same as saying you have 6mm and change of toe.

A linear measurement of a quarter degree of toe will depend on the size of the wheel/tyre. So one can just as easily pick a wheel/tyre size where 0.25 degrees is a nice round metric number and a horrible US Customary unit number. Which is why using an angle is great - it's the same no mater what the diameter of the wheel/tyre is.

[rscsr]

It's easier to measure angles and proportions in imperial than metric. A quarter of a degree of toe is the same as saying you have .25 inches of toe, is the same as saying you have 6mm and change of toe.

How is that an argument for imperial? A quarter of a degree is only a quarter of an inch of toe for a certain radius.

[godlameroso]

I never said Imperial is better or worse, it's a different tool. I don't understand why everyone I talk to assumes I speak in extremes or absolutes? Is a hammer better than a ratchet? If you're removing bolts, no, if you're driving nails, sure.

[rscsr]

I never said Imperial is better or worse, it's a different tool. I don't understand why everyone I talk to assumes I speak in extremes or absolutes? Is a hammer better than a ratchet? If you're removing bolts, no, if you're driving nails, sure.

It's easier to measure angles and proportions in imperial than metric.

please explain how