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Originally Posted by Volvo6
Really??? I pretty sure the foot/mile in common usage today in the US and the UK are the same!
A US gallon is smaller than an imperial one but other than that they are mostly the same.
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1 UK mile = 1.609344 km
1 US mile = 1.609347219 km
Yes, it is only from the 5th after decimal point onwards, but it still is a difference.
Even inner UK there are different measurements. The Scottish inch is longer than an English inch (1.0016 inch compared to 1 inch).
The metric system is all equal. 1 m is 1 m no matter where you are on this planet. 1 kg is 1 kg no matter where you are. All via predefined numbers. As an idea. 1 liter of water weighs 1 kg...
So then talk to someone from the USA about how your MPG is. "I'm getting 35 mpg here in Britain!" "Really? The same engine manages 25 mpg in the States"
