Bigthumb Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Last night I was in a pub contemplating a pint that had cost £2.90 and wondering how much cheaper it would be in a supermarket. The problem is I don't know because supermarkets sell beer in about 20 different measures but a pint is rarely one of them. Yet 40 years ago we had a great system where beer was only sold in pints halves and nips. Similarly I wonder about how much petrol I need to stick in my car to do a 100 mile journey. It should be simple because the car does 24mpg. Unfortunately I have to buy petrol in litres and I haven't a clue how to work it out. The whole system is a disaster. You can't even compare theprice of beans in supermarkets because they are packed in 410 grams 420 grams or425 grams. WHY? What was wrong with eggs costing 3d each so they were 3 bob a dozen. A pint at half a crown meant a skin full cost a quid. What a shame they cocked it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Last night I was in a pub contemplating a pint that had cost £2.90 and wondering how much cheaper it would be in a supermarket. The problem is I don't know because supermarkets sell beer in about 20 different measures but a pint is rarely one of them. Yet 40 years ago we had a great system where beer was only sold in pints halves and nips. Similarly I wonder about how much petrol I need to stick in my car to do a 100 mile journey. It should be simple because the car does 24mpg. Unfortunately I have to buy petrol in litres and I haven't a clue how to work it out. The whole system is a disaster. You can't even compare theprice of beans in supermarkets because they are packed in 410 grams 420 grams or425 grams. WHY? What was wrong with eggs costing 3d each so they were 3 bob a dozen. A pint at half a crown meant a skin full cost a quid. What a shame they cocked it all up. you should go with the flow, not live in the past. The metric system is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I agree. Metric system is OK. It's not the systems fault if you can't convert or work things out. Litres to gallons is one of the easiest to convert, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 1 UK pint = 0.568 litres 1 Imperial gallon = 4.54609188 litres So to you and me a pint = ½ litre 1 gallon = 4 ½ litres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigthumb Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 I agree. Metric system is OK. It's not the systems fault if you can't convert or work things out. Litres to gallons is one of the easiest to convert, Or they could just sell you petrol in gallons so you don't need to do your 4.54609188 times table in order to work out how many gallons you bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Or, you could do your calculations in km/l. Then you will only need to know your ten times table. I learned my science in a mixture of imperial and metric measurements. I can tell you which is eaier to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Or they could just sell you petrol in gallons so you don't need to do your 4.54609188 times table in order to work out how many gallons you bought. You only need to do the calculation once ……. If you have a 45 litre tank then its 10 gallons . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Similarly I wonder about how much petrol I need to stick in my car to do a 100 mile journey. It should be simple because the car does 24mpg. Unfortunately I have to buy petrol in litres and I haven't a clue how to work it out. 24 m/g = 10 km/l There you go, metric makes it even easier to do the sums in your case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I agree. Metric system is OK. It's not the systems fault if you can't convert or work things out. Litres to gallons is one of the easiest to convert, Correct.Accept the metric system.No need to make conversions at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forumosaurus Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 To be fair on every single label in the supermarket it tells you how much the products are per 100g or 100ml. You're asking for simplicity but saying we should go back to imperial units? That makes no sense at all. £1 = 20 shillings (20s) 1 shilling = 12 pence (12d) £1 = 240 pence What? Half crown (2/6) Florin or two shillings (2/-) Shilling (1/-) Sixpence (6d) Threepence (3d) Penny (1d) Halfpenny (½d) What? What could be more simple than decimalisation and metrics? £1 = 100p 1Km = 1000m 1Kg = 1000g etc. You're stuck in the olden days man, this isn't the olden times this is nowadays man. As everyone knows, by mixing metric with imperial, you might get an interdenominational..hangover of, that kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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