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remarkablemayonaise t1_j6cla7f wrote

Reply to comment by NameUnavail in ELI5: how did we standardize on watts/amps/volts when everything else is segmented across the world (km/miles, nm/ft-lb etc)? by t0r3n0

They have their own standards, just as many countries have their standards which aren't SI. Continental Europe is more likely to use cl not ml (UK) for capacity even if they're both metric and derived from SI.

While hectares may be used for modern land deeds there are dozens if not 100s of standards around the world for land area.

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