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Hacker News 100 @hn100@social.lansky.name

5/24/2025, 9:30:08 AM

Public

The metre originated in the French Revolution

Link: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-05-20/metre-treaty-anniversary-metric-system-measurement-metrology/105302024
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44073867

150 years ago, 17 countries signed a treaty that affects how we live today

The next time you pick up a bag of spuds from the supermarket or fill up the car with petrol, you can thank a treaty signed in 1875 for the metric system that underpins daily life.

www.abc.net.au

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