Re: Dates
"Weight of people though, is in stone, like 12s 6lbs not 78.9kg (or, god forbid, 174lb) - much easier to get a feel of what the numbers are. Is 245lb a normal weight a person or morbid obesity? (USians,don't answer that)"
A 'stone' has to be one of the more obscure and useless measures I have come across, and it comes in multiple sizes, as well.
Grams, kilograms, and tonnes are enormously more useful and easier to apply to various situations.
I really like the fact that 1 cubic metre = 1,000 litres = 1,000 kg (water) = 1 tonne - it's surprising how often working density / mass / volume calculations in your head can be useful.
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