Metric System - explained simply

The Metric System is a universal way to measure many different things. But how does it work and who invented it? We explain these and other aspects of the Metric System in this simpleshow.
Authors: Roman Ilyushenko, Nicolai Nobis
The information for this video is provided by Da Vinci Media GmbH.
Additional sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathema...

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  • @MilkyEggs
    @MilkyEggs3 жыл бұрын

    I’m here because America is one of three countries that use the imperial system the rest of the world uses metric so it’s just common sense to learn this for when I travel

  • @somecuriousperson2233

    @somecuriousperson2233

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's still hard for me to adapt

  • @savitar8002

    @savitar8002

    Жыл бұрын

    Liberia and Myanmar already accepted Metric it is only US doesn't use

  • @wilburden5269
    @wilburden52693 жыл бұрын

    Help me please, I’m being held hostage in my science class and forced to watch this video.

  • @randomuser9119

    @randomuser9119

    3 жыл бұрын

    Masked PomPom me 2 help meeee

  • @memesarelife1086

    @memesarelife1086

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @eeddiied7499

    @eeddiied7499

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same girl I feel yoir pain

  • @forestmanzpedia

    @forestmanzpedia

    2 жыл бұрын

    The whole world uses metric except 3 countries. And the other 2 countries are already switching to metric making the US the only country to not fully adopt the metric system.

  • @alexispeace9836
    @alexispeace98363 жыл бұрын

    Am I the only one watching this on their own accord 😞

  • @potatofuryy

    @potatofuryy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well I'm here as well lol

  • @epicname2325

    @epicname2325

    3 жыл бұрын

    nope

  • @sabrinaasmr5813

    @sabrinaasmr5813

    3 жыл бұрын

    No

  • @forestmanzpedia
    @forestmanzpedia2 жыл бұрын

    Long story short in order to make it simple: ALL units are related, conversion is simple, no confusing numbers and there is no conversion error. This is all the opposite in imperial. - Length - 1cm = 10mm 1meter = (10 decimeter; not often used) = 100cm = 1000mm 1km = 1000meters; you can convert the rest on your own - Volume - 1000 mililiters = 1 liter - Weight - 1000 grams = 1 kilogram 1 metric ton = 1000kg - Temps - 0°C = 273°K = freezing point of water 100°C = 373°K = Boiling point of water -273°C = 0°K = lowest temperature in the universe Convert to metric? You have to know what X in imperial in Y metric is. Google it. Then multiply that X number with Y number. Example: 1 inch in cm = 2,54cm. 5 inches in cm? 5 x 2,54 = 12,7 cm. Convert to imperial? Basically above but in reverse. Example 1cm in inches: 0,393701 inches. 5cm in inches? 5 x 0,393701 = 1,9685 inches.

  • @claudia_rivas

    @claudia_rivas

    Жыл бұрын

    wow thank u so much this explanation was wonderful thank u

  • @diegofantin6012
    @diegofantin60123 жыл бұрын

    Americans be like: how many football fields Is a kilometer?

  • @remnant1554

    @remnant1554

    3 жыл бұрын

    AmErIcAnS dUmB lol I'M sO bIg bRaInEd

  • @bananagiraffe5698

    @bananagiraffe5698

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@remnant1554 I don't think they're saying americans are dumb, just the system we use is really dumb because all the unit conversions are completely random.

  • @RellshouldBsleep

    @RellshouldBsleep

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well I think the metric system is stupid... Why complicate things for no reason for a whole generation of people for shit's and giggles fuck the metric system...

  • @obi-wankenobi11

    @obi-wankenobi11

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RellshouldBsleep if you think metric system is complicated then I feel bad for you

  • @agme8045

    @agme8045

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@RellshouldBsleep how is the metric system complicated? It’s literally adding or taking zeros, no math involved, unless your generation doesn’t know how to multiply or divide by 10 lol. And the change has already been done in literally every other country, just like America, the rest of the world also had their own systems, and they all made the swap sometime in time. The change wouldn’t be something dramatic where everyone would be forced to use metric from one day to another. But kids would need to learn metric since the very first moments of their life, and companies and public services would need to start doing everything with the metric, and probably keep using the imperial in order for the older generations to understand until most people are already used to metric. Look up what Australia did.

  • @andrewjohnston4811
    @andrewjohnston48116 жыл бұрын

    Why does this video not explain the relationship between linear and volumetric measurement to weight. This is so simple and is the true beauty of the metric system.A cube of 10cm X 10cm X 10cm contains 1,000 cubic cm or 1 litre. 1 litre of water weighs 1 kg. Therefore a cube 1 metre X 1 metre X 1 metre Contains 1,000 litres - 1,000 litres of water weighs 1metric tonne.

  • @philipberthiaume2314

    @philipberthiaume2314

    6 жыл бұрын

    Andrew Johnston - Also, One calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius

  • @notnameoraminot9505
    @notnameoraminot95053 жыл бұрын

    My teacher is making see this

  • @tytyplays6057

    @tytyplays6057

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @escarlettbalbi4266

    @escarlettbalbi4266

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too:v

  • @randomuser9119

    @randomuser9119

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @adityamalik8250

    @adityamalik8250

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same =/

  • @markop2921

    @markop2921

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @Hippolyte_Pequeux
    @Hippolyte_Pequeux2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think the liter is in the base universal system because it isn’t needed as 1L = 1dm^3 = 0.001 m^3 The 7 base units are - kg for mass - m for distance - s for time - K for temperature - mol for matter quantity - A for electric current - cd for light intensity And any other measurement can be written as a product of these units for example for speed we use m s^-1

  • @soumikbhattacharya8912
    @soumikbhattacharya89123 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe America is still unable to adopt metrics system!! 🙄

  • @davesmith9844

    @davesmith9844

    Жыл бұрын

    If it weren't for pirates, they would likely have done so

  • @antespinosa9293
    @antespinosa92933 жыл бұрын

    who else got forced to watch this ?

  • @randomuser9119

    @randomuser9119

    3 жыл бұрын

    Antespinosa me

  • @schmoopythomas6098

    @schmoopythomas6098

    3 жыл бұрын

    me :(

  • @Sn1perMcMarc
    @Sn1perMcMarc5 жыл бұрын

    In metric, one millliter of water occupies one cubic centimeter, weighs one gram, and requires one calorie of energy to heat up by one degree centigrade - which is one percent of the difference between its freezing point and its boiling point. An amount of hydrogen weighting the same amount has exactly one mole of atoms in it. Whereas in the Imperial system, the answer to "How much energy does it take to boil a room-temperature gallon of water?" is "Are you joking me?" because you can't directly relate any of those quantities.

  • @user-ky6vw5up9m

    @user-ky6vw5up9m

    4 жыл бұрын

    One calorie

  • @itsred4208

    @itsred4208

    3 жыл бұрын

    Need🤓

  • @joshuanelms-houstonrealest9557
    @joshuanelms-houstonrealest95575 жыл бұрын

    thanks!!

  • @sonakshisingh8385
    @sonakshisingh83853 жыл бұрын

    Plz make the video of nervous system

  • @Steyreon
    @Steyreon4 жыл бұрын

    Ok, but where can I buy it?

  • @ashjames907

    @ashjames907

    3 жыл бұрын

    Buy what KZread ?

  • @jadecargill8242
    @jadecargill82424 жыл бұрын

    This is fun to whatch and also help full

  • @kimberlytodd7882
    @kimberlytodd78824 жыл бұрын

    Its good to you to lern

  • @billbill9179
    @billbill91796 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @doosie
    @doosie4 жыл бұрын

    are you here for school

  • @raniahamid_0207

    @raniahamid_0207

    3 жыл бұрын

    yup🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @adityamalik8250

    @adityamalik8250

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea🤦‍♂️

  • @YesYes-ms5zc

    @YesYes-ms5zc

    3 жыл бұрын

    no, I just want to learn the metric system so I cant know how to use meters in other countries.

  • @johnrivers4557
    @johnrivers45574 ай бұрын

    Finally a video that just explains the ideas instead of crying about America not using it for 5 minutes first

  • @uniplayz1680
    @uniplayz16803 жыл бұрын

    #iamatSchool

  • @mentenamesa1439
    @mentenamesa14393 жыл бұрын

    isn't it Celsius for temperature?

  • @Eaglehunter44

    @Eaglehunter44

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is

  • @Calintares

    @Calintares

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those two are kind of the same. The difference between 20K and 30K is the same as the difference between 50C and 60C. so the size of the degrees are the same. the difference is what they say 0 degrees is. Kelvin says 0 is the lowest possible temperature in the universe, and Celsius says 0 is when water freezes thats why Kelvin is used more in advanced science and Celsius is used more in everyday stuff.

  • @user-xm9mv7of8x

    @user-xm9mv7of8x

    2 жыл бұрын

    Kelvin is used in Scientific formulas only, Celsius is used in public.

  • @catelong4766
    @catelong47664 жыл бұрын

    wow this a great video bringing the world together as one just like marvel end game

  • @itsred4208

    @itsred4208

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @nirmalkrishansingh5865
    @nirmalkrishansingh58655 жыл бұрын

    Metric system not accepted some country such as america,now universal system is more sciencetific wich is in book all nature moves,with natural units, amazon.in

  • @lindsaypastorek1051
    @lindsaypastorek10513 жыл бұрын

    I am forced to watched this...

  • @randomuser9119

    @randomuser9119

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lindsay Pastorek me 2

  • @ayokofoli6332
    @ayokofoli63326 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. This was very helpful. It help me finish my homework!

  • @makaylaandceaser4992
    @makaylaandceaser49923 жыл бұрын

    I am being forced to watch this :*(

  • @randomuser9119

    @randomuser9119

    3 жыл бұрын

    Makayla And Ceaser me 2

  • @itsred4208

    @itsred4208

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same it sucks school sucks 😭😭

  • @samarthnair9359
    @samarthnair93595 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @vlogswithdavidslara6063
    @vlogswithdavidslara60633 жыл бұрын

    Ud too

  • @kimberlytodd7882
    @kimberlytodd78824 жыл бұрын

    Its good to lern

  • @HimanishEdits
    @HimanishEdits3 жыл бұрын

    Good vid

  • @davesmith9844
    @davesmith9844 Жыл бұрын

    If that is so, then why is the Worlds circumference 40,075km and not 40,000km???

  • @tstcikhthyss
    @tstcikhthyss4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for pronouncing kilometre properly. And most people don't need or use factors of 10 and 100, just 1000.

  • @MelbourneMaster

    @MelbourneMaster

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kilometer, not kilometre. I doubt you are french

  • @tstcikhthys

    @tstcikhthys

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MelbourneMaster The official spelling for the base unit of length in the SI is "metre" in English and "mètre" in French. There is no such thing as a "kilometer". Even if there was, it would be very useful in games like Call of Duty to tell you how many kills (kils?) you have. It always amazes me how people can be so insular and yet preach misinformation to people from a position of confidence.

  • @tstcikhthyss

    @tstcikhthyss

    3 жыл бұрын

    @al rode I don't know whom you're referring to by "we", but most people don't use (linear) decimetres for everyday use; scientists definitely don't use them. Linear centimetres are used by everyday people, but are unnecessary. Scientists only use higher order centimetres and decimetres. No one said anything about them being "wrong"; they're just useless, which means it's a set of units people don't need to learn about, and it vastly simplifies the metric system.

  • @user-on5km5pz8f
    @user-on5km5pz8f4 ай бұрын

    Watching after 7 years 😮

  • @akirefilms5056
    @akirefilms50563 жыл бұрын

    Is that all it is?? Or is it more complex?

  • @MelbourneMaster

    @MelbourneMaster

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@k4rn31ro8 1 cm^3 of water weighs 1 g, not 1 L. A cube by 10cm * 10 cm * 10 cm is 1 L

  • @user-xm9mv7of8x

    @user-xm9mv7of8x

    2 жыл бұрын

    Only Powers of 10

  • @chahatswapandeepsingh7623
    @chahatswapandeepsingh76233 жыл бұрын

    I am watching this video for myself because i love study

  • @Sunshine22232
    @Sunshine222323 жыл бұрын

    is shame US not in metric system ????

  • @7h45
    @7h456 жыл бұрын

    Thank u this helped me a lot I watched this after I did my home work. THANKS!!!!!!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😁

  • @goodlifeFOB
    @goodlifeFOB3 жыл бұрын

    Fellas i know you are being forced to watch this but trust me imperial is really fucking anoying to use

  • @mathivananr5092
    @mathivananr50922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @claudemircibene5798
    @claudemircibene57983 жыл бұрын

    😯😯😯😯🤤🤤😍😍😆😉😊

  • @ghadeermemo1958
    @ghadeermemo19582 жыл бұрын

    no

  • @bradyoung7848
    @bradyoung78482 жыл бұрын

    Honestly didnt learn anything. It was just a history lesson

  • @hblask4192

    @hblask4192

    2 жыл бұрын

    If it was they would say the french invented it

  • @iBaudan
    @iBaudan3 жыл бұрын

    How can they claim the metric measurement is a universe thing??? Just imagine another planet, bigger x2 of the earth, people 2x bigger than us and they also invent 1m long but hey!!!! For us is 2m long what for them is 1m 🤔........ I still don’t believe that out there in the universe the metric system is the same.

  • @Calintares

    @Calintares

    3 жыл бұрын

    they changed it in 1983. now its based on the speed of light, which is a constant throughout the entire universe.

  • @josealves8499
    @josealves8499 Жыл бұрын

    easy

  • @clarkopl
    @clarkopl3 жыл бұрын

    john wilkins 1668

  • @CharlieGalli-nw5oz
    @CharlieGalli-nw5oz9 ай бұрын

    Im here for science class so I hate this video because I hate school

  • @nirmalkrishansingh5865
    @nirmalkrishansingh58654 жыл бұрын

    written book on more scientific unit book all evolution in one unit on Amazon in send by email written coment box decimal nature

  • @rayanazab1982
    @rayanazab19824 жыл бұрын

    how does the fucking metric system work?

  • @spongebubatz

    @spongebubatz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just look it up here on KZread, there are countless videos explaining it

  • @juniplur
    @juniplur3 жыл бұрын

    im also being forced to watch this lmao

  • @abimbolaagboluaje1879
    @abimbolaagboluaje18792 жыл бұрын

    Does not help at all

  • @carmendiaz7162
    @carmendiaz71623 жыл бұрын

    My science class is FORCING me to watch this someone please send help

  • @spongebubatz

    @spongebubatz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You aren’t becoming dumber by watching this video ;)

  • @carmendiaz7162

    @carmendiaz7162

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@spongebubatz I was joking lol

  • @ILOVECHICKEN698
    @ILOVECHICKEN6983 жыл бұрын

    Skip the life story and get to the point

  • @cathridge
    @cathridge3 жыл бұрын

    I was expecting something a little more comprehensive and *gasp* helpful?

  • @user-yu6gw5ec6f
    @user-yu6gw5ec6f3 жыл бұрын

    英語分かりません

  • @salineoncrack8018
    @salineoncrack80184 жыл бұрын

    Dis sucks Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  • @itsred4208

    @itsred4208

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dis do suck do

  • @dragontimur4463

    @dragontimur4463

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah

  • @ninadraws7947
    @ninadraws79474 жыл бұрын

    So blah I would rather watch bill nye, GAY!