>>>>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.
>>>
>>>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. :-)
>>
>>The whole system makes no sense.
>>
>>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
>>
>>This is all complete gibberish.
>
>Add to this "the whole 9 yards" and it will be complete. :)))

I like the difference between ounce and troy ounce. It helped me few times on other boards to fill an expert role.