Monday 20 June 2022

Metric Martyr

Given The Greased Piglet wants a return to Imperial Measurement, I thought I'd temporarily change my car's MPG reading to metric as an experiment. The experiment, however, was short-lived.


I was surprised to discover than metric doesn't mean kilometres per litre, but litres per 100 kilometres, a reversal of the base from fluid to distance, returning a 57.6 MPG equivalent of something like 4.9 litres per 100km which, being in single digits, is obviously a lot less sensitive than a measurement in double digits. 

Switching the base means that with litres per 100km you're aiming for a lower figure, whereas with fluid as the base you're aiming for a higher figure. 

Think I'll stick to MPG. 


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