Before performing an autopsy of the body of Napoleon, Antonmmarchi took his measurements: Napoleon stood 5,5 foot (1.686m) tall (see also the French article "La taille de Napoléon" by Marcel DUnan, in La Revue de l'Institut Napoléon, n° 89, October 1963, pp. 178-179: the author bases his conclusions on Marchand's account). A good deal shorter than I as it happens.
Imperial all the way. 16oz in a pound, 14lb in a stone, 12" in a foot, 1760 yards in a mile. So much simpler and more straightforward
I was born the year the new money came in, 1971. Until the coins were made smaller, we still used shillings as 5p and florins as 10p but there was no use for the old ha'pennies, pennies, thruppenies and sixpences. Crowns and Half Crowns were still produced as commemorative coins with values of 25p and 12.5p. Rummaging around in drawers at my grandparents I'd find these old coins, some Victorian too, this started my interest in old stuff. Cool story I know. Perhaps we should make time imperial too: 100 minutes in an hour, 10 hours in a day and that 365.25 days in a year needs changing.
For some reason I like mince steak in pounds and my chicken breast in kilos. Anyway, no to enforced metric system, simply because I'm not losing 68ml's in a pint.
You only know 3 measurements; 1. Is it in yet? 2. You'll do. 3. That's gonna smart a bit, but get it in anyways. Yacontcha!
Yeah same here Tina. Confusing as f**k when the teachers are telling you about kilos and your mum sends you down the road to get 2 pounds of spuds
