I thought the Metric system was supposed to be easy

**MarillionFan** · 7 March 2011, 16:50

Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

Germany and France/Italy implement different interpretations of the "kilometre"

BBC News - Spain speed limit cut over high oil prices

German cars are more efficient.

**AtW** · 7 March 2011, 17:02

Silly Spanish - should have just used relative term like "national speed limit" and change it any way they like

**TestMangler** · 7 March 2011, 17:16

Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

Germany and France/Italy implement different interpretations of the "kilometre"

BBC News - Spain speed limit cut over high oil prices

It is simple. It's these ******' foreign monkeys that complicate it.

**TimberWolf** · 7 March 2011, 17:25

Looks like they've corrected the offending line by deleting the results of an ill conversion rather than calculating a new one.

At last, a newspaper that actually cites its sources:

Source: EU

**VectraMan** · 7 March 2011, 18:00

Americans still don't understand it. They put a man on the moon using groats, chains, spans, microns and pound-inches per yard of ale squared.

**thunderlizard** · 7 March 2011, 18:01

Simples. The German kilometre is measured very precisely, while the French kilometre goes on for about 700 metres then knocks off at half past three to go and have a garlic baguette with its mistress.

hth,
Jeremy Clarkson.

I thought the Metric system was supposed to be easy