I currently live In the USA, as such I have never learned or attempted TO learn the metric system. However I wish to move to Japan and travel one day, because of that I will have to learn the Metric system to better adapt. Thank you so much for your In depth and easy to understand video :)
Mostly because it was designed as a set (for normal world stuff, atomic and astronomical came later, I think). Traditional, or imperial, units came from historical use.
It would be great if you would do a vid showing mesureing via metric system using everyday objects. For instance a U.S. quarter is...X mm wide. This would give us a way to mesure almost anythung anywhere.
Same thing here I can't understand the metric system because I was taught the inperial system. We were taught one way so it's very hard to learn another way! A lot of things done in the USA are done differently then the rest of the world
Same thing. SI = System International. Or International System. Another example of the American English being opposite of most other languages. Sample: In English we say Pretty 🐱 Cat. Pretty = discriptive followed by Subject= 🐱 Cat Most other languages would put the subject first 🐱.... And follow with discriptives = Pretty Cat 🐱 Pretty. I guess our overlords want to keep the common folk dumbed down, and on the farm.
Basically, SI units refer to specific standardised units that are used in the metric system. Eg. grams (g), metres (m), volt (v). These can be scaled using any of the metric prefixes. The regulation of what is or isn't an SI unit is important more for scientific purposes and technicalities. Perhaps, think of SI units as a heavily controlled, stricter subset of metric unit definitions. There are also some units that are not technically SI units. For example, litres (L). It can be (and is) used with metric prefixes, but it is not defined as an SI unit. You can look into exactly what is and isn't an SI unit if you are curious, but it makes next to no difference for everyday use - especially if you are trying to learn the basics! A good example is temperature. In the metric system you can use either Celsius (C) or Kelvin (K). Kelvin is measured from absolute zero, so 0K is -273C. But nobody wants to measure the temperature during the day as +290K. It's awkward and confusing. Celcius is the same interval size (so a change of 10 Kelvin is the same as a change of 10 Celcius) but is offset to a reasonable number so we can talk in convenient numbers when talking about temperatures. But Celcius is not an SI unit. You will see Kelvin used much more in physics and science calculations, and it's also what colour temperatures are measured in (ever heard of a 2700K or 6500K light bulb?). Another example: a second (s) is the SI unit for time. But a minute, an hour, a day, these are all non-SI units.
@@lavnaf I grew up with inches, feet, miles, etc. so for me its easier. Trying to learn metric is hard. Gave up on learning it cause I'm just not understanding it. People have tried to teach me in the past but I'm STILL confused.
It is mind blowing how we (USA) haven't completely grabbed this system with both hands and hung on for dear life! I no longer use the impractical... Oh I mean imperical system!
😂 Same here, well I won’t watch it every day I should be good after a bit of studying and this trick I just found out about ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R00HJXPtEGE.html
to anyone watching this, ive made a chart for you guys to learn but I havent converted it into imperial because i dont know imperial so just convert it yourself or something, this is just metric basics (its very easy trust me) Length: 10mm =1cm 100cm = 1m 1000m = 1km Weight: 1000mg = 1g 1000g = 1kg 1000kg = 1 metric tonne Volume (w/ liquid): 1000ml = 1l Heat: -15C = Get me a blanket, beanie, jumper, pants and turn on the heater. 0C = I'm still gonna need that blanket, beanie, jumper, pants and the heater. 5C = Maybe just the beanie, jumper and heater 10C = I just need that beanie and jumper, pants heater if it gets too cold. 15C = Just that beanie, pants and jumper. 20C = Beanie if I feel like it, keep the jumper and maybe wear shorts. 25C = It's starting to get a bit hot, I should take off the beanie and maybe keep the jumper and start wearing shorts. 30C = It's hot, I'm going to take off the jumper, beanie and pants and put on a t-shirt and shorts. Maybe turn on the A/C. 35C = TURN ON THE A/C! 40C = Very very very very very hot. Abbreviations: Length: mm = millimetre or millimeter cm = centimetre or centimeter m = metre or meter km = kilometre or kilometer Weight: mg = milligram g = gram kg = kilogram t = tonne or ton (i dont abbreviate tonnes) Volume: ml = millilitre or milliliter l = litre or liter Heat: C = Celsius
You don't need to _"learn"_ metric -- *just use it.* When you were a kid your parents took you to the grocery store and you put a gallon of milk in the shopping cart. And today you know what a gallon is even if it was never explicitly taught to you. Likewise, you know your own height and weight because you measure yourself. *AFTER* you're familiar with using metric, you can learn about prefixes, base units, scientific notation, etc.
All of us Americans in the comments trying to teach ourselves the metric system 😂😅 I'm not moving anywhere, I just want a better idea of the size or distance being explained to me when the metric system is used.
I am an asian and my country used both imperial and metric systems though I am more good at metric system, I wanna know more about it and this video is really helpful! 🙇🏻♀️✨
Fifth grade here. I’m pissed about what we’re learning in my math class. We’re learning how to covert measurements in the imperial system. As if that is needed. If I’m going to learn about measurements, I’m going to learn about this and not some useless conversion lessons.
Not always. What if you the hardware you are using at the time is only in Imperial measurements? You are correct in a way, might as well really learn and use the superior system. However, you do want to know how to convert both ways. 5th grade, I'm not sure if they are teaching the same method they would later on in Chemistry, but the method in Chemistry makes a lot of sense and is easy, once you figure out how to line up the equation based on units so they cross out.
I'm used to imperial system in the US BUT notice with liquid medication it's always in mL. So perfect example recently was my wife went to the Dr and they prescribed her b12 injections. We go to the pharmacy to pick it up and oddly they say the dosage wasn't clear.. well she was supposed to take a 1mL shot but the directions said 1000 microliters which the same amount but they told her she needed to clear it up with the dr office and have them resubmit it in mL ?? I know ot would piss off proper Europeans but even this American knew it was the same fucking thing. Go figure 😂😂😂.
I think you should have mentioned a few more things: 1 liter is equal to 1 cubic dm. Force: 1 N (Newton) is the force needed to give an object with the mass of 1 kg an acceleration of 1 meter/ sec squared . And regarding electrical units: the Energy 1 Ws (Wattsecond) is equal to 1 Nm (Newton meter) is also 1 Joule. If you are a scientist or student of science you have to use the SI units, otherwise it will be very difficult and confusing.
I do enjoy the imperial system for quick estimate measurements for daily work (IE carpentry, or even house projects). Also, ounces and Fahrenheit is easily suited for humans in their day to day. I say humans because, well the imperial system is based off of parts of the human body lol. But metric is the top dog for specific, scientific measurements, avoiding the imperial nightmares of odd ratio conversions (IE there are 7.48052 gallons in 1 cubic foot…lol). I will continue to use both in harmony! :)
That's the right approach for someone who is transitioning. To go along with both. However since I have used metric my whole life.i can say it's all about developing perspective.for eg I can more relatively guess 1kg of fruits than 1pound
@@chandankumar10360 thanks for response! I think you hit the nail on the head as well, i’ve improved my metric use day to day by implementing guesses in metric. Funny experience, I do not enjoy kph on the drive, as my speed crossing triple digits is only 60+ mph 😂
A little bit of their relationships would have been interesting and a bit helpful in understanding the greater scheme. Such as 1g = 1ml of water. 1kg = 1L of water. It's so much easier than oz, cups, quarts, and gallons. Don't even get me started on distances. lol
Hello, I am trying to learn things like geography and the metric system. My school doesnt teach it well if they even teach it at all. What would your advice be to learn about these things quickly?
