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Stinky The Clown

(68,969 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 04:53 PM Jun 6

What does the US have in common, exclusively, with Liberia and Mianmar?

They are the only three countries who have not adopted the Metric system.

This post apropos of nothing

I have an old British car that has imperial, metric, and whitwirth fittings. I was just thinking about that and maybe giving it to one of our kids.

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What does the US have in common, exclusively, with Liberia and Mianmar? (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Jun 6 OP
Q. Why are British cars required by law to leak oil? Bo Zarts Jun 6 #1
As a former British sports car mechanic... Enter stage left Jun 6 #2
My old British car is the other Bug Eye - a 1959 AH Sprite Stinky The Clown Saturday #5
Classic! Bo Zarts 5 hrs ago #7
Knew it before I clicked. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 6 #3
I remember being taught the metric system in school Bluestocking Jun 6 #4
Liberia was an offshoot of the US. LeftInTX Saturday #6

Bo Zarts

(26,466 posts)
1. Q. Why are British cars required by law to leak oil?
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 05:07 PM
Jun 6

A. To keep the roads from rusting.

(I'm the former owner of a 1969 "Bug-eye" Land Rover Series 2A)

Enter stage left

(4,672 posts)
2. As a former British sports car mechanic...
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 05:26 PM
Jun 6

Owner and race driver, those of us with knowledge of the cars referred to them as "and oil leak with a wheel on each corner".

Bluestocking

(869 posts)
4. I remember being taught the metric system in school
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 06:16 PM
Jun 6

because supposedly the US was going to switch over. I wonder if they still teach it. I don’t think they teach cursive anymore either. What do teachers teach now with all that extra time.

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