>>>People get used to certain ways. Personally, I have strong 'metric background', but I got used to miles/pounds so backward conversion causes me some inconvenience, though I still dislike 5'7"-like sizes.
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>>I especially dislike 5/16" or 7/64" -like sizes. :)
>>But what completely does not make any sense to me is the Fahrenheit scale. Though, it was invented by a German. :-)
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>The whole system makes no sense.
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>Foot = 12 inches
>Yard = 3 feet
>Rod = 5 1/2 yards
>Chain = 22 yards
>Furlong = 220 yards
>Mile = 8 furlongs or 1760 yards or 5280 feet
>Acre = 4 roods or 1210 sq yards
>1 pint = 4 gills
>1 quart = 2 pints
>1 gallon = 4 quarts
>1 peck = 2 gallons
>1 bushel = 4 pecks
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>This is all complete gibberish.

Add to this "the whole 9 yards" and it will be complete. :)))