Comments by "Paul Frederick" (@1pcfred) on "Shooting a WWII German 50mm Light Mortar (L.Gr.W.36)" video.

It is pretty stealthy. A lot less bang than I'd expect.
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@tangydiesel1886 it makes sense. It's still not what I'd expect though not thinking about it all. When I see a shell I expect a boom when it goes off. The mortar subverts those expectations.
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@petervanderwaart1138 a meter is a yard and a few inches. For rough estimates they're pretty much interchangeable. Much more so than any other metric to Standard conversions. Kilometers, centimeters and millimeters don't really correspond to any whole Standard units. The decimeter is so worthless even metric users eschew it. So we won't discuss it here. Metric lacks anything like a Standard foot.
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I am surprised how long those rounds stay in the air. I wouldn't think such a small shell could put such a large object up so high.
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Imperial hasn't been a thing for length measures since the Great War. Although the Empire didn't officially abolish Imperial until the 1930s or 50s. There's conflicting info on the net regarding the subject. The fact we all use Standard today is why many think the US uses Imperial though. Because everyone's inch is the same. Derp. What is really means is even the Empire doesn't use Imperial anymore. FYI the US never used Imperial and US Customary actually predates Imperial.
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@durhamdavesbg Thomas Jefferson created US Customary in 1792. Imperial wasn't instituted until 1824. Standards often change. Metric itself has changed many times. Most recently with the Avogadro Project.
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@causewaykayak yeah the creation and evolution of measuring standards is a fascinating topic. It is the story of our evolution. We keep pushing the boundaries. The latest I know about is the Avogadro Project. Go find out about that. The shiny balls. Very shiny balls. Very expensive shiny balls. As soon as you see one you want one.
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