A Lesson on the Origins and why the Metric System matters
Three countries remain Liberia, Myanmar and the US that do not fully embrace metric system. Here’s A Lesson on the origins and why the metric system matters.
Its true we use have a pint of beer but i thinks that mainly due to culture. Also height and weight in the UK is told in both metric and imperial. I thinks its due an age difference e.g. my parents where taught imperial and so use feet and pounds where as I was taught in metric so use meters and kg. I imagine in something like 2050 pretty much everyone in the UK will use metric and imperial will be a thing of the past.
In Australia, we mainly use metric, however when it comes to height you’ll say you’re 5’10” not 177 cm.
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For the majority of recorded human history, units like the weight of a grain or the length of a hand weren’t exact and varied from place to place. Now, consistent measurements are such an integral part of our daily lives that it’s hard to appreciate what a major accomplishment for humanity they’ve been. Matt Anticole traces the wild history of the metric system.
Lesson by Matt Anticole, animation by Globizco.
A Lesson on the Origins and why the Metric System matters
