Things you don't understand watch - have you got things you don't understand?

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Nicholls595 Feb 2023 2:24pm, 1 Feb 2023 30,227 posts	0 Nicholls595 #tifcotma
Neal Feb 2023 2:43pm, 1 Feb 2023 219 posts	0 Neal Somewhere that units of measurement matter to me is shoe size, where the size I need varies - at least in UK sizes. In Euro sizes, however, I'm a 42.
GregP Feb 2023 2:45pm, 1 Feb 2023 143,061 posts	0 GregP 8 in ASICS and Saucony, 7 in Clarks and Nike. 8.5 in FootJoy.
Night-owl Feb 2023 2:55pm, 1 Feb 2023 41,230 posts	0 Night-owl 7.5 in running shoes used to be 7 7 in ordinary shoes
rf_fozzy Feb 2023 3:06pm, 1 Feb 2023 19,388 posts	0 rf_fozzy " If someone uses kgs instead of lbs has anyone died because of that" Actually: simscale.com Ok not death, but pretty serious. I've been in favour of removal of all imperial units for years. It's time this country stopped being idiotically nostalgic. Brexit has shown where that leads. And yes, shoe should sold in cm so that there is less variation between brands and it's easier for the consumer. If you don't get it, then fair enough, but it's bonkers to persist with imperial units on the argument that old folk are more comfortable with archaic units. Just go metric and they'll have to learn to adapt. That's what millenials keep getting told as all the drawbridges are pulled up. Done.
GregP Feb 2023 3:22pm, 1 Feb 2023 143,067 posts	0 GregP #yhbt
ChrisHB Feb 2023 3:22pm, 1 Feb 2023 22,239 posts	0 ChrisHB A plane crashed because it had been filled* with litres of fuel rather than gallons. * not literally filled
GregP Feb 2023 3:23pm, 1 Feb 2023 143,069 posts	0 GregP Oh dear. The grammar pedants would love you today, Chris my excellent friend.
Night-owl Feb 2023 3:24pm, 1 Feb 2023 41,235 posts	0 Night-owl #yhbt I know I resisted for so long
ChrisHB Feb 2023 3:26pm, 1 Feb 2023 22,240 posts	0 ChrisHB I retract my last contribution: neither of the incidents I was thinking of had that as the cause.