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Spot Quiz : What does this image represent?

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Anonymous
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It means the whole world is going green, except for the USA, Antarctica, and Myanmar.
Anonymous
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Aren't the grey ones the places where British Imperial Measure is still in use?
Anonymous
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Matthew wrote:
Aren't the grey ones the places where British Imperial Measure is still in use?
Didn't think Antarctica was that far behind But yes, check the name of the image.... Well done Matthew.
Anonymous
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Awww, Matthew - you got it too quickly. I was hoping for some fun with more guesses, like ...

...All the grey countries agree with American foreign policy?

...An even basketball competition?
Anonymous
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I do not know how good translation...
Measuring system. MAN - measure of all things.

In order to meet the needs of a person makes a thing. To serve man, they must be proportionate to it. In ancient times, human body parts were a natural basis for all units. Even today, that most clearly imagine the size of a subject, we say that he is in so many times life-size, its length is of so many elbows, that he is in so many feet or more in so many heads above.

The introduction of the metric system of measures to stop these methods of measurement.
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Surely do you want to bury the last natural system of measurement?
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Valery wrote:
Surely do you want to bury the last natural system of measurement?
Yes, as quickly and completely as possible.
Anonymous
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The foot can be divided by 1/2, 1/3, 1/4...... what is 1/3 of a meter?
Anonymous
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We just need to grow two more fingers and switch to base twelve

...and yes, I agree that the English units have a more human scale to them.
Anonymous
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The foot can be divided by 1/2, 1/3, 1/4...... what is 1/3 of a meter?
Not sure that I get why being able to precisely divide a unit of measurement by 3 is so important. Continuing that logic dividing a foot by 5, 7, 9, and 10 doesn't really work. Are those divisions any less important?

Some Facts for you:
- 96.5% of the world's population use the metric system.
- The USA ratified the metric system in 1866 (they just failed to follow through on it).