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When you die you'll probably be put six feet under (figuratively
speaking at least), not 1.72 metres.

If you've been in a close shave it'll be within an inch of your life,
not 2.54cm.

The government are currently after their pound of flesh from the BBC.
Funny how it isn't a number of grams.

I've yet to come across a metre of ale.

Depths at sea are measured in fathoms. Again, not multiples of metres.

Have you ever heard a sailor swinging from the metre-arm?

Why do UK car speedometers show miles per hour? Why are distances
shown on roads and maps shown as miles?


Something that annoys me intensly (sp?) is Discovery's habit of converting
*everything* into metric including QFE / QNH, airspeed and fuel loads.


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