Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The inch, based on the length of a thumb, and the foot based on, well, the length of a foot, are inherently associated with human ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to revive Britain's traditional system of imperial measurements, such as pounds and ounces, in a post-Brexit move that has divided the public and businesses.

The UK government has released a 23-item list of things it will pursue now that it’s no longer part of the European Union. And one item in particular is raising quite a few eyebrows. Prime Minister ...

Many measurement systems were developed as civilisation evolved. The imperial system is nothing if not quirky. Readers may recall that a rod, pole or perch equals 5½ yards or 16½ feet, with 40 rods to ...

Now that the United Kingdom is outside the European Union, it’s reviewing thousands of EU rules and regulations to see which it should jettison. Among them is the compulsory use of the metric system ...

The good news is that Imperial forces are losing the battle for planetary dominance. The bad news is that we’re on their team. The British Imperial System of measurement, born in 1824, was an ...

Recently I heard a news item on TV that the European Union has agreed to allow the United Kingdom to keep the imperial system of measurement (foot, pound) in parallel with the metric system (meter, ...

Boris Johnson called the use of imperial measurements “an ancient liberty” and pledged to bring them back after Brexit. The public didn’t want that, so the government settled for pint-size wine. By ...

The truth, however, is more complicated: Though imperial units are commonly used in the U.S., the metric system is actually the nation’s preferred system of measurement. So why don’t Americans use it?