Metric measurements?

[Wathdoc]

True.

 

[Wathdoc]

I assume you mean this yard

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Of course, the finest of measures.

 

[dmaziuk]

I See A Great Need: dram-sized shot glass that could be dropped inside the yard to make The Imperial Depth Charge.

 

[Storker]

Fun fact: while most of the English-speaking world believes that a "dram" is 1/8 fl.oz, the Scots and we Scandinavians know that it's roughly synonymous to a "shot". Of liquor. And that 1/8 fl.oz can hardly be considered to be even a "wee dram".

 

[dmaziuk]

According to the late Iain Banks, dram is the amount of whisky that offends neither the host, nor the guest.

 

[Storker]

...which, if I'm either the guest or the host, is more than 1/8 oz. Come on, 3.5cl? That's a shame for the host and an insult to the guest.

 

[Wathdoc]

Typical (none GUE) divers, start with an academic discussion of measuring systems and end up talking of what matters.

 

[tridacna]

What I don’t understand is why Americans choose non-std units when they DO use metric.

Examples:

International unit to measure Cholesterol is mmol/l. US chooses mg/dl. WHY?

Blood glucose: same thing. WHY?

Different molecular weight means different conversion factors.

Pain in butt.

 

[dmaziuk]

...which, if I'm either the guest or the host, is more than 1/8 oz. Come on, 3.5cl? That's a shame for the host and an insult to the guest.

This kind of dram is known in Russia as "five drops". Used for measuring tinctures, herbal remedies, bitters and such. It's a perfectly good measure for medicinal purposes. The healthy Real Men measure by faceted glass: Amazon.com : Faceted Drinking Glass : Other Products : Everything Else

 

[John Bantin]

...which, if I'm either the guest or the host, is more than 1/8 oz. Come on, 3.5cl? That's a shame for the host and an insult to the guest.

In the UK, spirits are served by the 1/6 of a gill (whatever that is) but you can drink Scotch while watching your horse lose by a nose over several furlongs. How many furlongs per fortnight can your car travel at?