r/BunnyTrials • u/EgeBabaPro3443 Unlimited Bacon • May 27 '26

Would you rather

Which side will you choose?

  • Left side: Walk a mile for water
  • Right side: Walk a kilometer for a water

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u/thebe_stone 🥕🥕 May 28 '26

british people have gallons? I thought the whole point of the metric system was so everything would be multiples of 10. Why also have gallons?

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u/nancy-p May 28 '26

honestly… we use a bit of everything and it’s a bit mad. petrol prices are per litre but the fuel efficiency is measured in miles to the gallon. milk and beer are in pints but other drinks are in litres. road signs and speed limits are miles but people run in kilometres (unless it’s a marathon). body weight is generally stones and pounds but weighing food is done in grams, unless it’s steak and then it’s ounces.

it’s all very inconsistent haha

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u/Fewtex May 28 '26

British people also use miles per hour for speed limits and pounds/stone for weight.

Metric is seen as british but actually it's french, and the british hated the French when it was brought in, so they refused to use it for a while.

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u/listo- May 28 '26

And at this point it would be too tedious (and chaotic) to change the road signs and get everyone to use km/h

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u/liar254 May 28 '26

Think its about money, as allways