GalFisk t1_j6c0rhh wrote
Reply to comment by justlookingforajob1 in ELI5: how did we standardize on watts/amps/volts when everything else is segmented across the world (km/miles, nm/ft-lb etc)? by t0r3n0
The Americans tried to import the kilogram way back when, but the weight they brought with them was stolen by pirates: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574044232/how-pirates-of-the-caribbean-hijacked-americas-metric-system
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