Monday, January 31, 2011

Going Metric

Time in England: about 12 hours
Time in Bath: about 4 hours
Time with working internet: about 30 minutes

But that's not what we're really talking about right now.
Because as we were loading our luggage onto the bus to Bath, the driver asked Sarah (my traveling companion and flatmate) how much her suitcase weighed.
"50 pounds."
"Oi, what's pounds then? Pounds is money!"
And I realized I have to start thinking in metric.

Fortunately, I've been familiar with the following handy guide for quite some time:



(Click the image to enlarge it.)

Finally. Mindless surfing on xkcd is completely useful and therefore completely justifiable.

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