Standardization of measures and weights?
- Why was the 'unification of weights and measures' a sensible measure?
We were supposed to research this question for history, but I haven't found a proper answer.
Is this weight too little? The person is female, 1.69 m tall, and weighs 50 kg.
Hello, Is there any research on this topic? I haven't found anything concrete, but perhaps one of you can help me.
Hello, I've been trying to identify this bayonet for a while, but I can't find a website where I can enter the serial number. Does anyone have any idea?
I tell myself that I am not slim enough, I drink a lot I eat liquid things (e.g. yfood) I weigh myself every day and every night before going to sleep I also eat sweet and solid healthy food every now and then and feel so horrible afterwards that I just want to throw up….
Hi! I'm a 21-year-old man, 180 cm tall, and have gained a bit of weight over the last year. I now weigh around 90 kg. I work in a store, and we have a set of work clothes: a logo T-shirt and an apron. The problem is that I got my uniform almost two years…
Consider: You need a meter of fabric, go to the store and there the fabric is measured in Ellen. However, your desired color is not in stock, so the dealer orders new fabric from a country that again measure in foot.
The same game is available in sugar: In the recipe is “200 grams”, but your scale measures in ounces, Pound or Grain. The rushing on a calculator is cruel and a source of errors.
In addition to the other answers about the advantages of a common measuring unit, it is still said that the units have been redefined on the basis that everyone could denounce and maintain. Until then there was an original Mass (the foot of the emperor or his elle) that almost nobody could see and not investigate.
A standardization is very useful.
Let us think of numerous economic interconnections.
In the past, for different units of measure, a reket, which was constructed modularly by more states, came down.
The reason was that the one manufacturer had programmed the computers in SI innovations and that the other measuring units used inch, foot, etc.
I’m sure that this had to go wrong.
You probably mean the Climate Orbiter to explore the atmosphere of Mars. There was an error in the units that calculated the force of the brake rockets and the US$ 125 million device was lost. (Source)
I don’t know what mission this is now. It’s already possible that the Oribiter mission has been what I remember. I don’t think you’re going to be wrong twice.