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Originally Posted by himalaya
Interesting reading, thanks Thomas.
Looks like Imperial units were defined from someone's body parts(like foot) or some animal's capability(like horsepower), while metric units were more defined from planet earth, which I guess will be more easily accepted by most residents on this planet.
1 meter = 1/10,000,000 of the length from equator to north pole.
1 ton = the weight of 1 cubic meter of water.
0℃ = freeze point of pure water under standard air presure.
100℃ = boiling point of pure water under standard air presure.
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And don't forget - -the Ampere is the EM standard in Metric, defined as a current that will produce a force of 2x 10-7 newtons per meter in two parallel conductors placed 1 meter apart. (kinda obscure, I know...)
