How pirates stole the metric system from America - photos

**DIYSwede** · Sep 25, 2019, 02:48 AM

The above cheat sheet seems to be lacking "fluid ounces" and "gills",
so here's an Imperial - US conversion table to finally straighten those factors out:

How pirates stole the metric system from America - photos-imp-vs-us-fluid-measures.jpg

**Priemsy** · Sep 25, 2019, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by DIYSwede

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The above cheat sheet seems to be lacking "fluid ounces" and "gills",
so here's an Imperial - US conversion table to finally straighten those factors out:

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Metric wins.

**Philip Davies** · Sep 26, 2019, 01:01 PM

A Pyrrhic victory.

**nhengineer** · Sep 26, 2019, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Davies

A Pyrrhic victory.

I had to look that one up Philip. A Pyrrhic victory (/ˈpɪrɪk/ ( listen) PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has also taken a heavy toll that negates any true sense of achievement or damages long-term progress.

Agreed.