No need to downvote this comment
Even canadians agree that we have a weird mix of different systems in play
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Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months agoCanadas english is weird
Especially when it comes to measurements (weight, volume, mass, temperature)
otter@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Hey at least you’re not still measuring weight in stone. Nothing makes me roll my eyes quicker. Oh you’re ten stone? How neat im 2 boulder and 3 pebble.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
What’s wrong with Canada’s weights and measures?
Everything is in SI units.
Unless you’re cooking, where heat is in Fahrenheit, solid measures are in cups teaspoons and tablespoons (but liquids are in litres and weights are in grams).
Or in construction, where you work in feet and yards. Or measuring a person’s height.
But while someone might be 6’ tall, their stride length will be in metres, as will their arm span.
So yeah; simple. It’s not like Canada has tons of people weighing in tonnes.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
A “Pint” of beer served commercially in Canada must be 20 imperial (UK) ounces (aka ~568 mL), with a 2.5% margin of error permitted within the law, unlike a US pint (16 US fl oz ~473mL).
Just for fun, “Une pinte” of alcohol in French served commercially is “a quart” of alcohol in English which is double that value.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Canada said fuck it we use what makes the most sense for the scope and scale at hand. And then cherry picked everything.
Unironically if you get your head out of your fucking ass for two seconds and stop being a fan boy for measurement systems.
Canada has arguably the best worst solution! Its fantastic! And awful! I love it.
akwd169@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Whats the temp outside? -20C eh? Good thing its a nice comfy 80 F in here eh
Auli@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
What is weird outside is Celsius but cooking is Fahrenheit.
jqubed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
My in-laws in Quebec get weighed in pounds