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What problem will arise if we are not using standard unit [3]
My question: Explain what problem will arise if we are not using standard unit in an essay form.
I had some details but I don't know how to write the details into an essay. (Also if you are replying to this problem, please add something you can and be long)
Please help me!
Details as below:
If standard units of measurements are not used people might become confused. For example, if I ask you to weigh an ounce of something, do I mean a fluid ounce, or an actual ounce in weight or maybe even a troy ounce? Using a standard means such confusion won't happen.
An example of something that went wrong:
A very expensive robot was trashed because it crashed on Mars. One NASA scientist had used Imperial measurements, while the rest of the team used the metric system (which is standard in science). The result? Millions of wasted dollars and a lot of disappointed people.
Side note:
The US measurement units can be fine as a standard as long as it is agreed upon in advance. Personally, I prefer metric units. In the kitchen, I am baffled by the idea of "weighing" flour per cup because the actual mass of flour you're using is different than the mass of sugar in that same cup. A cup measures volume and by extend you're introducing all sorts of variables, like the packing of your flour. If you want to see how many percent of an ingredient is in a recipe as is often required in the food industry, metric units make things a lot easier. Someone who is using cups, spoons, and ounces needs to do a lot of additional calculations and conversions to find out their percentages.
