In some movie and western cartoon native american measure length with "bow shot" maybe actual americans want to give a tribute to native. XD
21/04/2015, 18:18
This is so apropos! Why we stay stuck with an archaic, cumbersome system of measurement just because we inherited it from Great Britain is beyond me. I'm an engineer and have to force myself to think in English measurements when dealing with others; although it gives me no end of pleasure to go into a deli and ask for a 1/4 kilo of ham or cheese. :-D I love to cook and when I write down my recipes I use the CGS system of measurement because I use a digital scale for measurements. It's much more accurate to weigh out 200g of liquid (200ml) than having to judge the meniscus. But what do you expect from a country where kids graduating high school are barely literate and who can't make simple change without the register doing it for them!
A poronkusema is a unit of distance of about 7.5Km in Finland. It’s how far a reindeer can travel without stopping to urinate.
