My 7th grade science teacher shod horses before his academic career. This is how Texans learned the #MetricSystem

Through song.

https://youtu.be/IlJ_zw8dx6w

I have been 5'9" for most of my life.
At my last medical appointment, I discovered that I am now 1.5 inches shorter than I was when I was 20. 😬

I am switching to metric. No one understands that anyway.

#Shrinking #Mindfulness #ProTips #AgingProblems #MetricSystem #MetricConversion

RT @UKMetric@twitter.com

Another important British contribution to the development of the #metricsystem.

Scientists from around the world have voted to expand the range of prefixes used within the SI.

Dr Richard Brown, Head of Metrology at NPL, recommended the four new names. 

https://www.npl.co.uk/si-prefix

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/UKMetric/status/1593971367246012419