Off Topic: The high culture of the English system, but then again I also like analog vs digital

I have always like analog. It is such a perfect representation of things like FM radio, and meters with needles pointing to the value. Of course the computers would fill a room, and then some, if we didn't have silly little transistors with their on/off 1's and 0's. But only an analog meter can show you a third. Try that with those vulgar digital displays.

I also like the high culture of the English measurement system, which only the USA is dominant enough in the world to sustain. I knew about a few, like inch, yard, and mile. But there is much more to explore and relish!

http://home.clara.net/brianp/weights.html

16 drams = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound
7 pounds = 1 clove
14 pounds = 1 stone
28 pounds = 1 tod
112 pounds = 1 hundredweight
364 pounds = 1 sack
2240 pounds = 1 ton
2 stones = 1 quarter
4 quarters = 1 hundredweight
20 hundredweight = 1 ton

Perfect! Almost romantic.

7 drams of your finest perfume please.

Should we buy a clove of potatoes, or a stone? A tod would be much too much.