The UK government has said it had dropped its plan to start selling in imperial measures after a consultation revealed 99% support for keeping the metric system.
Much more exciting than just moving the decimal point when doing conversions, isn’t it. You never know if you’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way by multiplying with 14 instead of 12. So much fun.
Look, when someone asks “How many teaspoons in a quart?” we all want to jump off a fucking bridge.
3 teaspoons in a tablespoon.
16 tablespoons in a cup
4 cups in a quart.
3x16x4=192 teaspoons in a quart.
Much more exciting than just moving the decimal point when doing conversions, isn’t it. You never know if you’ve made a mistake somewhere along the way by multiplying with 14 instead of 12. So much fun.