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[โ€“] bobzer@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

Can anyone with a deeper understanding of the history of the metric system explain why a gram is the base unit of weight, and a litre the base unit of volume?

I thought the foundation of the system was that a kilogram is the weight of a litre of water. But then why not name them 1 thing = 1 thing rather than 1000x a thing = 1 thing.

And yes I've had four cups of coffee and no sleep today.

[โ€“] Cassanderer@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I believe a gram is the weight of a cubic centimeter of water, and a liter is 100 cubic centimeters of water.

The meters are kind of out there though that is something to do with like the meridian and distance between lattitudes or something I forget.

[โ€“] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

a liter is 100 cubic centimeters of water

1000 cc of any substance -- or even pure volume without substance

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