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Can you imagine the confusion? Having the same word mean a different amount of something would cause a lot of misunderstanding. Saying "This car weighs 2200 p
by max76 8y ago
Can you imagine the confusion? Having the same word mean a different amount of something would cause a lot of misunderstanding. Saying "This car weighs 2200 poundsm" have two different meanings depending on the year you said it sounds awful.
The new metric definitions work because they don't change the actual amount, they just change the way the amount is defined. (Natural constant vs reference weight)
- rangibaby 8y agoSee ton vs tonne
- int_19h 8y agoWe could gradually redefine pound to be closer and closer to kilogram, say, over a century, so that people don't notice. ~
- max76 8y agoThat sounds like it would require more coordination than just adopting the kilogram as the primary unit of measure in a short period of time.