There is a resistance organization in England that secretly changes the metric system to the yard system.
The global standard for units of length is the metric system, and the imperial system is only used in a few countries such as the United States. However, the United Kingdom, which is a 'metric' country externally, has a deep-rooted use of the imperial system domestically. ARM (Active Resistance to Metrication)” is active.
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In the British Isles, ancient Roman weights and measures have been used since ancient Rome established its provinces in the 1st century AD. After the Romans withdrew in the 4th and 5th centuries, it seems that the invading Anglo-Saxon weights and measures came to be used. After that, units with various revisions based on Anglo-Saxon weights and measures were used, and weights and measures were redefined in a law called 'Compositio ulnarum et perticarum' from the 13th century to the beginning of the 14th century.
After 'Compositio ulnarum et perticarum', units were defined by law, and after several updates, 'Imperial units' were defined again by the 'Law of Weights and Measures' in 1824.
Also, in the United States, which became independent from Great Britain in the 18th century, 'United States customary units' which developed British units before 'Imperial units' are used. In Japan, these two methods are collectively called the 'yard and pound method' because the basic unit of length is the yard and the basic unit of weight is the pound.
Because of the various inconveniences caused by different countries using different weights and measures, the metric system was enacted as a unified unit in France at the end of the 18th century. rice field.
There are several ways to switch from traditionally used units to the metric system. We are promoting the spread of this technology.
Japan joined the Meter Convention in 1885. In 1891, the Weights and Measures Law was enacted, redefining the conventional ``Shakukanho'' using the prototype of the meter and the prototype of the kilogram. The 1921 revision of the law stipulated that the metric system should be used as the standard, and from 1959, the system was completely shifted to the metric system.
Britain refused to sign the Meter Convention in 1875. After that, it joined the treaty in 1884, earlier than Japan. Although the metric system was approved by Congress in 1896, it did not become compulsory and did not become widespread. Although the metric system is used in government, industry, and commercial transactions, both metric and imperial units are used for distances, speeds, and amounts of drinks.
Active Resistance to the Metric System (ARM) was established in 2001 to combat the unnecessary and undesirable enforcement of the metric system. It has a track record of activities such as 100 million pounds (about 157 billion yen) to 2 billion pounds (about 314 billion yen) wasted.
In fact, what kind of activity was done is reported on the official website.
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Here's an example. A road sign indicating a height limit of 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 m) ahead 75 yards (approximately 68 m).
Since ARM is in the position that `` metric notation is illegal '', it seems that only the central `` height limit 2.51 m '' sign has been removed.
Information signs often seen in parks that indicate the direction and distance of each facility.
Since it was in metric notation, it has been corrected to mile notation.
James Vincent of the news site The Verge contacted Mr. Tony Bennett, a major member of ARM, and actually accompanied the act of sticking a mile notation sticker on a metric notation signpost.
The battle of the standards: why the US and UK can't stop fighting the metric system - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/16/23507199/us-uk-anti-metric-sentiment-beyond-measure-james-vincent-excerpt
After that, when Mr. Vincent asked Mr. Bennett, ``Why are you doing such a ``weights and measures crusade'', is it tradition or love for England? ``As my Christian faith grew, I became more interested in living it,'' he said, suggesting that he was spending less time on ARM activities unrelated to his faith. am.
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