nova9001 t1_j277xsl wrote
Reply to comment by King_Pecca in China reveals ambitious plans for Asia's largest optical telescope | The new telescope will have an aperture of 19.7 feet (6 meters) by 2024 while its mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet (8 m) by 2030. by chrisdh79
I think they use SI units like meters but since the article is for American audience it uses imperial measures.
glaviouse t1_j287y8v wrote
maybe, it's time for USA to integrate the world and to fully switch to SI...
Omnipresent_Walrus t1_j28ehq9 wrote
That would require having a functional education system
Quints_Boat t1_j28gttf wrote
Education isn't the limiting factor, it's the massive retooling and change in standards that would be needed across many industries. Not to mention also the need to then ensure interchangeable parts between measurement standards (think housing materials, for example), which could mean increased inventory which is a financial burden for companies.
Unfortunately, the impact is astronomically huge and the imperial measurement system is too ingrained for it to change and make financial sense.
nova9001 t1_j28ip75 wrote
You mean US needs to integrate with the world and use SI units?
glaviouse t1_j28jshj wrote
yes, more or less
US units are based on SI, SI is decimal, so simpler
but, what is the stranger to me is hearing US people saying their system is freedom system, whereas in its name, it's "imperialism" and a testimony of the English Empire
nova9001 t1_j28k3ym wrote
Funny thing is US invented SI units lol. I don't think people understand what "freedom" means.
glaviouse t1_j28l6sb wrote
I don't think SI was invented by US
to me, it's from the French Revolution, from the need to homogeneize the weights, lengths, ...
many sciencists participated to the construction of this new system
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