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"Some people will use anything but the #metric system to measure things!" Our latest blog article: metricviews.uk/2025/08/01/h...

metricviews.uk“How many what?!”There is a new board game, about measurement, called “How Many What?!”. Or rather it is about describing the size of things without the benefit of a universal measurement system. The ga…

UK Metric Association

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14 Aug 2025

Apparently, the "tennis court" is the unit of measurement for wet wipes: "Two tennis courts’ worth of wet wipes" bsky.app/profile/theg...

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Welcome to ‘Wet Wipe Island’: my day at London’s grimmest new landmark

theguardian.comWelcome to ‘Wet Wipe Island’: my day at London’s grimmest new landmarkTwo tennis courts’ worth of wet wipes have accumulated in a rotting pile by Hammersmith Bridge. I went along to witness the horrors – and the cleanup operation

UK Metric Association

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When it comes to Britain's poor use of measurement units, the "elephant in the room" is its failure to complete metrication. bsky.app/profile/scot...

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

The unexpected discovery of a hole, the size of an elephant, has forced council bosses to delay the reopening of Glasgow's George Square, it has been revealed

thenational.scotDiscovery of 'elephant-sized hole' at Glasgow's George Square leads to project delay

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Richard Moody 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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28 Aug

Which is strange as on the side of the city chambers you used to find the official measures of the city while some of the longer ones were incorporated into the layout of the square. They may still be there but it's been many years since last I checked.