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I imagine the europeans use liters to buy milk (we have gallons of milk and 2 liters of pop explain that one! haha)
Yeah, all liquids are measured in liters and milliliters.
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GuiltySpark
But i will say that disagree with the practicality of feet gallons and the like. how are those units more practical than metric? US uses them simply because the nation has proven several times that it is entirely resistant to change if for no other reason than it is difficult.
I suspect a number of such units will stick around, generally in proportion to how useful they are and how cumbersome a metric unit would be.
For example the acre is the area a farmer can plow in a day with a yoke of oxen. Practical in its time, not so much now.
However I doubt we're going to see hours or days replaced by kiloseconds anytime soon. But maybe if we achieve faster than light travel so most people are no longer on the Earth it'll happen.
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nrL
Yeah, all liquids are measured in liters and milliliters.
What I was curious about is if you're still buying gallons, except instead of just buying a gallon you get something in the 3-4 liter range.
I'm also strangely curious how the concept of the "dozen" has fared in decimal land.
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In Australia we use cm usually. I'm pretty short - 153cms
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sunnyside
What I was curious about is if you're still buying gallons, except instead of just buying a gallon you get something in the 3-4 liter range.
I'm also strangely curious how the concept of the "dozen" has fared in decimal land.
Milk is usually sold in 1l cartoons or 2l bottles.
What's a "dozen"?
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5'3"! Hmmm not sure if im short or not..
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Otonashii
5'3"! Hmmm not sure if im short or not..
Depends where you live.
But unless your dream was olympic vollyball or women's basketball I don't think being short is a problem for females. Is it?
And there will be even more guys that are taller than you, if that's important to you.
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5'5.
Pretty damn short for a guy but Im kinda used to it now. It'd feel weird not being the short one.
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6'7" And yes, people do come up to me all the time and say "Wow you are so tall." or "How tall are you?" It is one of the disadvantages (along with evil, evil doorways) of being tall.
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5'5" I thought i was pretty tall... i stopped growing at age 16? ....maybe
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Otonashii
5'3"! Hmmm not sure if im short or not..
I'm 6'0"
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Almost 5 foot 7 (170cm). I've grown 2cm since starting uni!
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6'7" And yes, people do come up to me all the time and say "Wow you are so tall." or "How tall are you?" It is one of the disadvantages (along with evil, evil doorways) of being tall.
That's AWESOME XD
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Jasanime
In Australia we use cm usually. I'm pretty short - 153cms
That's about 5 foot :)
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ghostthegreat
6'7" And yes, people do come up to me all the time and say "Wow you are so tall." or "How tall are you?" It is one of the disadvantages (along with evil, evil doorways) of being tall.
Those and bunk beds. Bunk beds are a tall persons kryptonite.
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Rylingo
Those and bunk beds. Bunk beds are a tall persons kryptonite.
I haven't had to sleep in a bunk bed for a long, long time. My head is in pain just thinking about it though.