this originated from a thread that got hijacked today regard passports or something, but for those that are metrically impaired, here is the simplicity and geometric beauty of the metric system:
one liter of water weighs one kilogram
one liter of water if squeezed onto a square centimeter will make a water column 1 meter high.
the pressure at the bottom of the 1 meter water column with be 0.1 of an atmosphere.
to heat the water 1 degree celsius, you will need 100 calories.
a cubic meter of water will weigh one metric ton.
and one liter of beer will cost ten euros.
see, easy huh? beautifully illustrated....
one liter of water weighs one kilogram
one liter of water if squeezed onto a square centimeter will make a water column 1 meter high.
the pressure at the bottom of the 1 meter water column with be 0.1 of an atmosphere.
to heat the water 1 degree celsius, you will need 100 calories.
a cubic meter of water will weigh one metric ton.
and one liter of beer will cost ten euros.
see, easy huh? beautifully illustrated....