11-09-07, 12:56
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Re: EU gives up on metric Britain
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Not really.
Dimensions may be noted in metres/millimetres, but the components themselves remain largely imperial, ie. standard internal door - 762 x 1981mm (2'6" x 6'6"), sheet of plasterboard - 1220 X 2440mm (4'0" x 8'0"), standard drainage pipes - 32mm, 38mm, 50mm, 62mm, 102mm (1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 4"). The list is endless.
If things are changing at all, it's mainly due to imported goods and materials, though even now, by way of an example, plumbers still make a huge song and dance about fitting sanitaryware from outwith the UK.
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This is true. hence the incredably useful Metric Handbook which is sitting on my desk at the moment.
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