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   Message 736 of 1,840   
   Jay Harris to Wilfred van Velzen   
   Re: Measuring Stuff in Canada   
   14 Sep 21 08:15:32   
   
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   On 14 Sep 2021, Wilfred van Velzen said the following...   
       
    Wv> Isn't Canada on the metric units system?   
      
   Oh, that's a whole conversation unto itself.  It depends on what you're   
   measuring.  We buy gas by the litre and drive in KM/h, but body weight is in   
   pounds, our height is in feet & inches yet Toronto is about 100km from my   
   location.  Air temperature outside is in celsius but water/pool temperature is   
   in fahrenheit.  Most recipes are in cups, table/teaspons and our ovens are   
   also in fahrenheit.   
      
   Someone on Reddit made a flowchart that I think sums it up nicely:   
      
   https://bit.ly/3CdJNh0   
      
      
   Jay   
      
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