2007-04-06 21:04:52 · 5 answers · asked by zar6863 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
1972
2007-04-06 21:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by Silly-Junos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did science A levels in the early 60s and we had to change from Imperial to Metric halfway through - it was hell remembering but a LOT easier to do the calculations (try working in foot poundals and see what I mean!). I seem to remember that around the same time they began to dual label things with pounds and kilos. It only became mandatory to use only kilos a relatively few years ago - perhaps the early 90s.
2007-04-08 04:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by O J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too soon. They should leave weights and measures alone. I object to the government trying to integrate us into european ways. Whenever I go into a shop or supermarket I always ask fior goods by the pound rather than in grammes.
A friend of mine went into a shop just after the conversions. "Can I have five pounds of potatoes please?" She asked.
"I'm sorry." Said the shopkeeper, "They're kilos now."
"Oh," She replied, a little confused. "Well, can I have five pounds of kilos then?"
2007-04-07 06:03:27 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when I was about half way through school
What a pain - just today I went to buy 18feet of electrical cable and was stumped when they were selling it by the meter !
Somehow this is not catching on very well......
2007-04-09 10:56:02 · answer #4 · answered by Debi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-07 04:15:16 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋