ELI5: how did we standardize on watts/amps/volts when everything else is segmented across the world (km/miles, nm/ft-lb etc)? Submitted by t0r3n0 t3_10nxz79 on January 29, 2023 at 3:41 AM in explainlikeimfive 21 comments 7
AdvocateViolence t1_j6bp46h wrote on January 29, 2023 at 4:33 AM The ship bringing the official kilogram and meter from Europe to the United States sank in 1790 something. And they apparently didn't order another one. Permalink −1−
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