This flowchart is a humorous breakdown of the United Kingdom’s notoriously inconsistent "hybrid" measurement system.
While the UK officially began "metrication" in the 1960s, the chart illustrates how the British public continues to jump between Metric and Imperial units depending on the context:
- The Daily Commute: Distance and speed remain strictly Imperial (Miles and MPH).
- The Pub & Kitchen: You buy beer and milk in Pints, but wine and soda in Litres.
- The Human Body: Most Brits still measure their height in Feet/Inches and their weight in Stone/Pounds, though medical contexts often use kilograms.
- The DIY Paradox: A British handyman might measure a piece of wood in Millimetres, only to refer to it colloquially by its Imperial size (like a "2 by 4").