one thing that i do like about imperial measurements is how so many of them are just named after the thing they are.

everyone's got feet, right? and they're kinda long? good for measuring stuff. let's all agree on The Standard Foot and measure everything with it.

how heavy is this sack of flour? i dunno, like two stone's worth. let's standardise this and call it The Stone. and for smaller things, we'll use pounds, from the latin "ponda", meaning "weight". this guy weighs 70kg, or about 150 Weight Units

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