Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months ago
History.
Why do Brits use Stone for weight of people? Same answer.
Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 6 months ago
History.
Why do Brits use Stone for weight of people? Same answer.
i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Not quite the same as Stones and Kilogrammes are both units of weight. Using cups is like weighing somebody using those luggage size baskets in the airport.
AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Because you can’t pack a scale and weights on a cart as easily as you can a set of cups?
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 6 months ago
Why are you using weights?
Digi’s are like ten bucks
kn33@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They are now. Not when people were going out west on wagons. As stated above, it’s because of historical reasons.