Metric conversion ad - 1974

Government produced ad to inform motorists of speed sign changes from miles to kilometres. National Film and Sound Archive

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Education

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• australia
• advertising
• vintage

[mainchow10]

FUCK YOU RONALD REAGAN! FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU!

[Seanmcdhuibhne]

You don't have to be a mathematician to convert kmh to mph. Just drop the zero and multiply by 6. eg 60kmh x 6 =36mph. 80 x 6 =48. This will keep you just under the limit. In Ireland about 25 yes ago they tried to bring out the half litter jar of Guinness. Or the Little Pint. It lasted pissin time.

[waitew]

@mubd1234 The America people don't want it.That's the bottom line.Why should we throw away our cultural heritage to please the world. It's our tradition. There must be some Australians who feel the same or the birth announcements in Oz would be in Imperial. Are they written for Americans? Of course not.The metric system is superior there's no arguing it's not. Imperial is nonsensical,but so is loyalty to Crown at this late date for Commonwealth countries. Yet,you still do that.

[mubd1234]

@waitew

I don't think in imperial measurements. By your logic, we should all be using the old British currency system (20 pence in a shilling, 12 shillings in a pound), because confused housewives and old people wouldn't understand the new system.

[waitew]

@mubd1234 Because just a few hundred years ago all white English speaking people lived on a couple of small islands. Then our forefathers went out and conquered & colonized half the world. Let the world conform to us. We do the imposing on them not the other way round. Besides I don't think in metric measurements.

[waitew]

NEVER,NEVER,NEVER in America. Australia would be a much nicer easier place to visit without that damn (French) metric system. Why? Would you do this? If the Government & military wants to use it fine,but why impose it on little old ladies who've never known anything but customary English measurements?

[mubd1234]

Bottom line - Australia converted to metric, no problems, no hassles. I can definitely see why the Americans don't want/can't have it, because Fox News and their mouthpieces would smash the government for introducing a socialist, New World Order, French-origin system which would require replacement of every sign with a distance on it in the country, rather than catering to rich people. I'm not so sure why the Poms don't want it, though.

[mubd1234]

@TheDutchLoyalist Enjoy converting 25 ounces to pounds.

[Poptartza]

@du39104 Realistically I don't care either way which system is used. The only thing that I have an opinion on is that Fahrenheit is better than Celsius for measuring air temperature.

[du39104]

@Frates1

Are you a trolll? I bet you are... Even flag-waving douchbags won't yelling over youtube over "how much Imperial system is better", they knew it's inferior but since they are stupid, they refuse to adopt metrics yet their ressistance is pretty secret as they understand those who do love imperial measure is even douchier than themselves... but you , you are an exception, yelling "Imperial Measure is Superior" is like telling people "Look! What an imbecile I am!"

[du39104]

@matt5363

You resoluted to stuck with inches?!You are a failure example of engineer....No (great) engineer I know would say they love imperial system (indeed, all of'em hate it!), they simply stick to it coz there's no other way around. My dad who's a great mechanic engineer HATES imperial measure down to his guts. If US can go metric, his tool box should be halfed in weight, due to extra tool set for imperial measures.

[du39104]

I don't understand, Americans seem to be soo self-absorbed and retarded simultaneously. If you really HATE metric system, at least introduce a *dual system* with both metric & imperial terms everywhere. For those hardcore flag-waving douchbags, let'em read back-asswarded *MPH* and let them indulge in their small world. Why the xxxx abandoning all the metric signs is still beyond me... no one asked you to metricate completely overnight, but why did US go backwards by abandoning metrics?!