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Cont: Brexit XII

Darat said:
You are of the generation that were taught both, it was apparently the case from about 1970 to 1980 they taught both. After that it was only metric. I remember my maths O level had questions using miles as well as kms.
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I'm 57 and I was not taught both. In fact, I distinctly remember going through one text book and being told by my teacher to skip the section about weights and measures which had strange things in it like feet and pounds and pints. Fortunately, I grew up in a world where many of the adults were stubbornly sticking to the old ways and so I picked up some knowledge of the imperial system even though it wasn't taught in school.
 
I'm of that generation where the answer to the question "how many pennies are there in a pound?" could be 240 or 100 depending on when the schoolbook had been published. It confused me briefly when I was an infant.
 
I find this discussion on UK units a bit odd. I took O-level physics in 1967, after 5 years at secondary school, and distinctly remember using metric units extensively through all my science classes. To check, I found an O-level physics paper from 1967 online. The first question (momentum of a falling body, iirc) was in feet and pounds but the rest all used cm, gm, °C etc etc.
 
GlennB said:
I find this discussion on UK units a bit odd. I took O-level physics in 1967, after 5 years at secondary school, and distinctly remember using metric units extensively through all my science classes. To check, I found an O-level physics paper from 1967 online. The first question (momentum of a falling body, iirc) was in feet and pounds but the rest all used cm, gm, °C etc etc.
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That doesn't surprise me at all. Science has been done in metric for a long time. Before SI, was cgs (cm, g, s). It simplifies everything, especially in combination with scientific notation for numbers.
 
The Don said:
You beat me to it :)

Those Brexit benefits just keep on coming. :rolleyes:

Meanwhile it seems that, in order to placate the DUP, Sunak is willing to give up Brexit "freedoms".

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/...ish-sea-border-to-tempt-dup-back-to-stormont/
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If that's true (and I have my doubts, as the Irish Times has lost all ability to properly scrutinise the chatter of others over the last thirty years), then Sunak's cruising for a tearing up of the trading agreements in place, as the current arrangements vis a vis the six counties are an integral part of the agreements.
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
In the news here too of course.

Britain's post-Brexit trade talks with Canada break down as they disagree over beef and cheese

And cars.

I think the UK is most likely the loser here. Prior to Brexit UK was not taking our hormone contaminated beef but we were taking your cheese. Post-B still no beef and now no (duty free) cheese. Probably a minimal effect on the auto industry as if someone will pay $90,000 for a car, they'll still buy it at $100,000
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[Brexiteer]
Once again we see politicians undermining our incredibly effective Brexit. Canada and the EU are ganging up to punish England the UK for taking back control.

It's only a matter of time before the Canadians come to their senses, realise that the King is their King too and grant us the trade terms we deserve. :rolleyes:
[/Brexiteer]
 
The Don said:
[Brexiteer]
Once again we see politicians undermining our incredibly effective Brexit. Canada and the EU are ganging up to punish England the UK for taking back control.

It's only a matter of time before the Canadians come to their senses, realise that the King is their King too and grant us the trade terms we deserve. :rolleyes:
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[Brexiteer2]Otherwise we send in the gunboats and teach the Fuzzywuzzies a lesson they'll never forget.[/Brexiteer2]
 
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