Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "Quest for an International Standard Measure: The History of Metrication" video.

  1. When cooking or baking I use the metric system because it is easier to use. Also many liquid measuring jugs can lack accuracy. One way around that problem is to weight the liquid because in the metric system one litre of liquid weighs one kilo. Two things I find strange about America is why is it still using Fahrenheit when everyone else uses centigrade and why do cooks measure in cups? A cup of bread crumbs will not weigh the same as a cup of sugar. This, of course, beg the question do you measure in buckets and bathtubs for catering. Though I suppose bathtubs are for liquid measurements. Something which came in in the 20's apparently. A fact of historical interest. In Medieval England wine often came in butts which contained 1008 pints of wine. The wine would be kept on the round floor usually on the side furthest away from the sun. The room was called the buttery and the senior servant who was in charge of the buttery was called the butler. A furlong comes from the Old English furlang, from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’ and was the distance covered when ridge and furrow ploughing. Some can still be seen to this day.
    2
  2. DimensionDude I have yet to find a recipe which includes mercury. As I said "when cooking or baking" I think we can safely exclude mercury.
    1
  3. Clue was in cooking and baking DimensionDude. You obviously went into full pedant overdrive which gave you tunnel vision thus missing the important bit. :-) Never tried mercury casserole but I did make a pizza a couple of days ago and measured 270 grams of water and not 270 millilitres. Whatever Pyrex's qualities I would sooner weigh the water then measure it.
    1