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Message:: [QUOTE="I Like Trees, post: 287420, member: 10463"]It's simple...really!  It is other peoples fault that they won't vote for politicians to change this stupid system we have in the US.I love metric forever!!! ps) There is noting wrong with a base 12 or base 60 system, as long as your measuring/monetary system matches your counting system.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The measures we use are actually derived form an older base 2 system. For Volume2 Mouthfuls of drink in a Jigger2 Jiggers in a Jack2 Jacks in a Jill2 Jills in a Cup2 Cups in a Pint2 Pints in a Quart2 Quarts in a Pottle2 Pottles in a Gallon2 Gallons in a Peck2 Pecks in a Kenning2 Kennings in a Bushel2 Bushels in a Cask2 Casks in a Barrel2 Barrels in a Hogshead2 Hogsheads in a Butt 2 Butts in a Tun1 Tun of Drink=1 Ton of weight (give or take, since you're measuring all this with your mouth<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) Now, if you can remember all that, you should be fine.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (I certainly didn't; I looked it up.) [To gas station attendant]: Yes, I'd like 10101101001 Jiggers of Premium Unleaded. Thanks sonny! ~ [/QUOTE]