What measuring system do wizards use? in my american editions of the books, they use feet and miles "wow harry that must have been fifty feet!", and i think pounds(not) for weight
is it different in the UK version?
do wizards have/use a universal measuring system?
what do you guys think?
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QUOTE(The Frood @ Feb 19 2009, 03:48 AM) 
What measuring system do wizards use? in my american editions of the books, they use feet and miles "wow harry that must have been fifty feet!", and i think pounds(not) for weight
is it different in the UK version?
No, it is the same. The UK still uses feet and inches as well as metric units.
is it different in the UK version?
Yeah - wizards seem to use the British imperial weights and measures. The currency of Galleons, sickles and knuts seems to be a play on the old pre-decimalisation sterling currency of pounds, shillings and pence ie. 12 pennies in a shilling etc.
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