Every measurement we make, be it for length, time, temperature, or electric current, needs a standard unit so that results ...

Why are there 5280 feet in a mile, and why are nautical miles different from the statute miles we use on land? Why do we buy milk and gasoline by the gallon? Where does the abbreviation “lb“ come from ...

Before measuring something, it is important to know which unit to use. Estimating its approximate size by comparing it with a more familiar object can help. In order to find a suitable unit of measure ...

When someone tells you they'll be "back in two shakes!" they are guaranteed to take much, much longer than that — at least if we're talking shakes in the sense used by physicists. The shake is a unit ...

When it comes to measurement, we have a lot of words that mean a bunch of stuff or a bit of something, but many of those terms have actual, specific meanings. Let's learn about a whole barrel full of ...

Japan’s traditional units of measurement for length and weight include the monme (3.75 grams), which has become an internationally recognized standard for weighing pearls. The metric system was ...

Three countries in the world do not routinely use the metric system for making measurements. Those three countries are Liberia, Myanmar and the United States of America. Although to be fair, both ...