James Vincent

And again, copies were made and shared around the world.

And again, copies were made and shared around the world.

In France, there was a huge campaign and they saw it, as I say, as this sort of political campaign that they were freeing people from the old system of measurement. And the big thing was that in France at the time, units of measurement really divulged. They were different in different towns because the authority to define them was often kept by sort of local aristocratic nobility.

In France, there was a huge campaign and they saw it, as I say, as this sort of political campaign that they were freeing people from the old system of measurement. And the big thing was that in France at the time, units of measurement really divulged. They were different in different towns because the authority to define them was often kept by sort of local aristocratic nobility.

In France, there was a huge campaign and they saw it, as I say, as this sort of political campaign that they were freeing people from the old system of measurement. And the big thing was that in France at the time, units of measurement really divulged. They were different in different towns because the authority to define them was often kept by sort of local aristocratic nobility.

And they would make tweaks to it based on what they liked. And this meant that you could have a pint in one town that would be a litre or, you know, half a litre, whatever it was. And then you'd go 80 miles down the road to another town and it would have a different definition. Obviously, this was incredibly confusing. It hurt trade.

And they would make tweaks to it based on what they liked. And this meant that you could have a pint in one town that would be a litre or, you know, half a litre, whatever it was. And then you'd go 80 miles down the road to another town and it would have a different definition. Obviously, this was incredibly confusing. It hurt trade.

And they would make tweaks to it based on what they liked. And this meant that you could have a pint in one town that would be a litre or, you know, half a litre, whatever it was. And then you'd go 80 miles down the road to another town and it would have a different definition. Obviously, this was incredibly confusing. It hurt trade.

It was, you know, it made life difficult for people all across the country. So the metric system was really embraced to begin with. There was a campaign to sort of educate people about it, but people were really keen on it. They wanted change. They wanted standardization. Unfortunately, this was happening during one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

It was, you know, it made life difficult for people all across the country. So the metric system was really embraced to begin with. There was a campaign to sort of educate people about it, but people were really keen on it. They wanted change. They wanted standardization. Unfortunately, this was happening during one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

It was, you know, it made life difficult for people all across the country. So the metric system was really embraced to begin with. There was a campaign to sort of educate people about it, but people were really keen on it. They wanted change. They wanted standardization. Unfortunately, this was happening during one of the most tumultuous periods in French history.

And the French revolutionaries decided that they didn't just want to remake weights and measures. They wanted to remake other things. So for example, they got rid of the old calendar, and they created a French Republican calendar, which each month had 30 days in it. And instead of a seven-day week, you had a 10-day week. And there were three weeks in each month.

And the French revolutionaries decided that they didn't just want to remake weights and measures. They wanted to remake other things. So for example, they got rid of the old calendar, and they created a French Republican calendar, which each month had 30 days in it. And instead of a seven-day week, you had a 10-day week. And there were three weeks in each month.

And the French revolutionaries decided that they didn't just want to remake weights and measures. They wanted to remake other things. So for example, they got rid of the old calendar, and they created a French Republican calendar, which each month had 30 days in it. And instead of a seven-day week, you had a 10-day week. And there were three weeks in each month.

And then they even went so far as to decimalize time. So they got rid of the 24 hour clock and they introduced a 10 hour clock where each hour has 100 minutes in it and each minute has 100 seconds in it. So they were really very ambitious about changing the world and making it more rational. But of course, there was so much change that people got sick of it.

And then they even went so far as to decimalize time. So they got rid of the 24 hour clock and they introduced a 10 hour clock where each hour has 100 minutes in it and each minute has 100 seconds in it. So they were really very ambitious about changing the world and making it more rational. But of course, there was so much change that people got sick of it.

And then they even went so far as to decimalize time. So they got rid of the 24 hour clock and they introduced a 10 hour clock where each hour has 100 minutes in it and each minute has 100 seconds in it. So they were really very ambitious about changing the world and making it more rational. But of course, there was so much change that people got sick of it.

And when Napoleon took power in his coup, he got rid of most of the metric system because he thought it was just too much. He said it was tormenting the people with trivia. He thought they couldn't handle it.

And when Napoleon took power in his coup, he got rid of most of the metric system because he thought it was just too much. He said it was tormenting the people with trivia. He thought they couldn't handle it.

And when Napoleon took power in his coup, he got rid of most of the metric system because he thought it was just too much. He said it was tormenting the people with trivia. He thought they couldn't handle it.