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<blockquote data-quote="HantsUK" data-source="post: 75691491" data-attributes="member: 252008"><p>It's not just the US gallon that is smaller than the Imperial gallon. The US pint and US ton are also both smaller. And there are some other units that are missing in America, such as the stone. Just looked up the hundredweight (cwt) - see that is also smaller, by almost a stone.</p><p></p><p>Weights are "quite easy": 14 pounds in a stone, 8 stone in a hundredweight, 20 hundredweight in a ton. If you are conversant in Imperial, then you will know how many pounds there are in a hundredweight (the clue is not in the name), and how many pounds in a ton. If you have just got out your calculator, then you are not conversant<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>A metric tonne is almost the same as a ton, while the US ton is significantly lighter.</p><p></p><p>Another difference is the naming of the £ and # symbols. These are called 'pound' and 'hash' respectively, while Americans often call the # 'pound' and use it to represent 'lb'.</p><p></p><p>I thought that the differences were down to taxation - pay the same money for a smaller amount, the difference being tax.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HantsUK, post: 75691491, member: 252008"] It's not just the US gallon that is smaller than the Imperial gallon. The US pint and US ton are also both smaller. And there are some other units that are missing in America, such as the stone. Just looked up the hundredweight (cwt) - see that is also smaller, by almost a stone. Weights are "quite easy": 14 pounds in a stone, 8 stone in a hundredweight, 20 hundredweight in a ton. If you are conversant in Imperial, then you will know how many pounds there are in a hundredweight (the clue is not in the name), and how many pounds in a ton. If you have just got out your calculator, then you are not conversant:) A metric tonne is almost the same as a ton, while the US ton is significantly lighter. Another difference is the naming of the £ and # symbols. These are called 'pound' and 'hash' respectively, while Americans often call the # 'pound' and use it to represent 'lb'. I thought that the differences were down to taxation - pay the same money for a smaller amount, the difference being tax. [/QUOTE]
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