America and the Imperial System of Measurement

[Edward]

• 2 shillings and 6 pence = 1 half crown
• 5 shillings = 1 Crown
• 20 shillings = 1 pound

You left out

£1 1s

One pound and one shilling (21 shillings), or 'guinea'

Edit: Scrolled down and saw the learned Dr. Duguid beat me to the guinea.

 

[Edward]

Isn't 1000 pounds a short ton and 2000 pounds a ton or a long ton?

Ton and short ton are 2,000 pounds, Long ton is 2240 pounds. Metric ton is roughly 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg).

 

[Ben Zartman]

Marine navigation and cartography are currently incompatible with the metric system. Since navigation is closely tied to time, until time can be tortured into some sort of metric box, they will not mesh well. Then we would have to re-draw all the nautical charts to reflect a graticule which also would be metric-compatible. Since metric is so strictly limited in its construction, it would be an awkward thing to do.

 

[MyCrows]

By defying the Imperial system, is the metric system in violation of Romans 13?