So why is the metric system based on water, instead of liquid hydrogen? Why not use the most common essential element, instead of some arbitrary compound?
Metric seems pretty anthropocentrist to me, since humans are 50-60% water, while the universe is 75% hydrogen.
In the Universal Hydrogen Metric system, 0 °H would be -259.2 °C, and 100 °H would be −252.87 °C.
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So why is the metric system based on water, instead of liquid hydrogen? Why not use the most common essential element, instead of some arbitrary compound?
Metric seems pretty anthropocentrist to me, since humans are 50-60% water, while the universe is 75% hydrogen.
In the Universal Hydrogen Metric system, 0 °H would be -259.2 °C, and 100 °H would be −252.87 °C.