JUST FOR FUN - Thoughts from a High School girl.
I only have one set of tools.
It doesn’t matter what brand of watch you wear or what country you are in, an hour is an hour all over the world. - Common sense says this should apply to other types of measurement
It doesn’t matter what make or model of new car you just bought, or what country you are in. If you want to turn a wrench on that car you only need one set of tools. - This is already universally true - or mostly true.
Ask a friend or neighbor in the USA “ how many 1/16 of an inch are in ten miles?” and you will get a blank stare. Many won’t even know HOW to begin to calculate something like that. You won’t find anyone that can do the math in-their-head.
Find someone familiar with the metric system and ask – “How many millimeters in ten kilometers?” the answer is ten million, even I can do that one in my head.
I go about 110 to 115 on the freeway driving to work. You do too – Just look at your speedometer.
This one will really blow your mind. About 6 or 7 years ago in the USA a “standards” change was made. (happened in 2013 - but if you're not a scientist, you probably never heard about it) The USA no longer bases measurement like gallons or pounds or feet on some old dead British kings’ shoe size.
Officially in the USA measurement is defined using the SI standard. What does this mean?
Example: Since 2013 a “yard” (yardstick) is officially and
legally defined as 914.4 millimeters in the USA.
Don’t believe me – do some research. Not sure what “SI” is – research.
Don’t look now, the USA is already SI – extinction just takes a while. My prediction… by the time I get to retirement (I’m 17 now) I’ll go to the museum to see dinosaurs and 9/16 inch wrenches.
- yeah I know, haven't posted in a while - been busy with ONLINE school - been studying online since 2019 (BP) before pandemic -