Minister can’t convert imperial measurements despite claim system is ‘universally understood

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This one is mildly amusing:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/lord-parkinson-fails-convert-metric-imperial-system-boris-johnson-conservatives-b1003387.html

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, the arts minister, gave an incorrect answer when Sky News tested his ability to convert grams into pounds and ounces.

Asked by Kay Burley how many ounces were in a pound, he replied 14 – though the correct answer is 16.

He was also asked how many grams of sausage he would get if he ordered a pound and replied 250g. But the minister remained some way off, as the correct answer is 450g.

Yeah, this won't confuse people at all because all the units are so "human scaled."

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