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there are loads of RIDICULOUS imperial units
like:
the measurement for a foot was decided after Henry the eighths foot was measured!
the measurement for a chain wad decided after... you guessed it! they measured a chain.
and so on...
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What distance is a meters?
A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.
Why were imperial units invented?
in the 1700
What is the comparative and superlative form of ridiculous?
more ridiculous, most ridiculous
Is stones imperial or metric?
Stones are units of weight in the Imperial Weights & Measures System.
Why did imperial units become metric units?
They didn't. Metric Units were developed independently of Imperial units. Originally each country, and sometimes different parts of the same country, had different sets of units. The Metric System was invented to solve the confusion of different units used in different parts of France. Gradually other countries adopted Metric and abolished their own units. The British Imperial units were one of the last to be abolished.
Why the imperial units are replaced by the metric units in many countries?
The imperial units of measure are an obsolete, middle age type, ridiculous and non-scientific system of units; it persists here and there only because of ignorant people.
Why are imperial units called imperial units?
Because of their association with the Brittish Empire.
What is 10 imperial units multiplied by 2.83 divided by 3.6?
=7.8611... imperial units
How can you use the word imperial in a sentence?
The citizen's militia was quickly overwhelmed by the imperial army. Although many were taught imperial measurements, most people now use metric units.
What are British units used for?
These units are used for measurements.British units are today obsolete and ridiculous.
Are square miles imperial units of area?
Yes. Miles, yards, feet and inches are Imperial units - kilometres, metres, centimetres and millimetres are Metric units.
In metric and imperial units what is deca?
Ten times the basic unit. Although I have not come across it in any Imperial units.
What distance is a meters?
A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.A meter is the standard unit of length. If you are accustomed to the imperial units, it is about 1.1 yards.
Why were imperial units invented?
in the 1700
What are strange imperial units?
Every single one of them. What's strange is that anyone even uses something as inaccurate and antiquated as imperial units.
What is the comparative and superlative form of ridiculous?
more ridiculous, most ridiculous
Why are Imperial Measurements often written as fractions?
Because Imperial Units are based on ten
