Travelling on a ferry from the continent to the UK, I noticed a sign hanging in the bar "We now serve spirits in the larger metric units".
This is the perfect way to make people accept the metric system. Even Brits.
Otherwise, I highly regret that Napolean never conquered the british isles. Apart from a decent constition, it may have bestowed the metric system once and for good onto the english speaking nations. I consider the metric system the best invention since sliced bread and... the guillotine.
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Travelling on a ferry from the continent to the UK, I noticed a sign hanging in the bar "We now serve spirits in the larger metric units". This is the perfect way to make people accept the metric system. Even Brits. Otherwise, I highly regret that Napolean never conquered the british isles. Apart from a decent constition, it may have bestowed the metric system once and for good onto the english speaking nations. I consider the metric system the best invention since sliced bread and ... the guillotine.