so that bums(u) can get jobs there
The metric system
Given that only Liberia and Burma officially share the US measurement system, it can hardly be described as universal!
IUPAC unit
Because the need for measurement is universal and it developed in different ways in primitive cultures. It is only later, with interregional, and then international trade that there was a need for a single system.
metric system
The metric system
Given that only Liberia and Burma officially share the US measurement system, it can hardly be described as universal!
Apparently it's not as universal as you think.
IUPAC unit
Not universal
Metric System since its the easiest system to convert from.
Universal indicator is just that - an indicator. It is not intended as an accurate measurement system.
Because the need for measurement is universal and it developed in different ways in primitive cultures. It is only later, with interregional, and then international trade that there was a need for a single system.
Because it is best. It is easiest (if you use a base ten counting system) to convert and compare.
The measurement is milimeters and in meters only.
old system of measurement English system of measurement
The common system of measurement in the US is the Imperial system. There was a bill for metrification of measurements that was passed by Congress, but it does not dictate how long the process should take.