Being American educated, I thought I was quite good at imperial units. When we were in the Cromford Mills, they had an old scale, with unit CWT, another unit I have not seen. Apparently CWT means hundredweight, you would think it has something to do with a hundred. American CWT is 100 pounds, whereas British CWT is 112 pounds. Why can't the people invented the units be more consistant!
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