The Imperial System is the correct measurement system.
Discussion
You mean cheeseburger and eagle as base units?
FUCK YEAH!!!
You know that in this point in time the imperial system is **by definition** just the metric system with extra steps, right? ... Right?! 😉
The world has spoken. The present is metric directly for all but 3 countries, and indirectly for the rest of them, as well.
It's the other way around. Imperial was first.
It might have been first, but as I pointed out nowadays the imperial units are **defined** as ratios of their SI counterparts.
Unlike the Imperial system, the units in the Metric system are based on universal constants.
To calculate a distance (for example) in IU, you need to calculate it in SI units, as defined using the universal constants, then you need to use the latest conversion ratio to get it in IU. Hence, the **extra steps**.
During the years the IU have been standardized and defined in the relevant legal acts as derived from the metric system units.
You could have a look at some of those acts:
- International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959)
- Weights and Measures Act (1985) (UK)
- US Metric Conversion Act (1975)
- Refinement Of Values For The Yard And The Pound by the US Department of commerce
- Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-168)
The US tried switching to the Metric System, but ultimately failed, as the conversion was not mandatory, but voluntary.
You could also check these useful links:
> https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2017/05/09/frn-59-5442-1959.pdf
> https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/2023-05-03
> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-89/pdf/STATUTE-89-Pg1007.pdf