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xkcd: Metric Tip
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3164/
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I'm British, I'm 5 foot 10, 76kg. I buy my petrol in litres but measure the fuel efficiency in mpg. If I want to measure a short distance (other than my height) it'll be in mm, cm and meters, up to about half a mile. I think I buy my beer in pints but unless it's at a pub it's probably actually 500ml. Milk again I think is in but it's almost always 500mm, 1 litre etc.
When I cook everything is metric, at least, unless I have a stupid American recipe then I'll have to find an old teacup.
At least temperature is always Celsius, unless my mum is telling me about the Daily Express headline weather warning, then I have to remind myself that she's not telling me my blood will literally start boiling next week.