How Scientifically Literate Are You?

Japan doesn't use either 'dd/mm/yyyy' nor 'mm/dd/yyyy'.
Instead they use the far more sensible 'yyyy/mm/dd'.Now I am waiting for the rest of the world to realise their mistake and adjust their date format to the superior Japanese format.
*taps foot impatiently*

The UK has an apparently random uptake of modern measurements:Our food/drink is kilos/litres.
Our alcohol is pints.
Our petrol is gallons.
Our body weights are stones/pounds.Edited by Panda, : No reason given.

Vodka is gallons. It is actually even more complicated (read 'confused').
Glass bottled milk is pints and plastic bottled milk is litres - of course! That makes perfect sense!! *scratches head* I think they have to provide prices for both pounds and kilos.
I recall something about EU rules trying to enforce this. "A quarter of toffee chewing nuts please!" Ah yes ( - I think I was showing my age).
It is fuel economy that is still quoted in gallons.
It's like a school test: "Petrol costs 1.20 per litre. A car does 50 miles to the gallon. How much would it cost to drive 200 miles?" I've not met anyone that knew their weight in kilos (except sporty people) - but I guess YMMV. I think that is an understatement! Edited by Panda, : No reason given.Edited by Panda, : No reason given.