Shops in Britain may soon be allowed to sell their products in pounds and ounces as the imperial measurement system is set to be revived in the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce ...

Now that the United Kingdom is outside the European Union, it’s reviewing thousands of EU rules and regulations to see which it should jettison. Among them is the compulsory use of the metric system ...

As we've quietly lit upon the 40th anniversary of the quasi-metrication of Canada, I have to admit that I am one of those rare Canadians who actually did his part to fulfill Pierre Trudeau's vision of ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. HOST: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 'Guess the Imperial'. SHOPPER: Wait, what is this? I'm just ...

As a Hackaday writer, you can never predict where the comments of your posts will go. Some posts seem to be ignored, while others have a good steady stream of useful feedback. But sometimes the ...

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