![On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris](https://preview.redd.it/on-this-day-in-1795-the-french-national-convention-made-the-v0-00k0l62b1gsa1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=121f0df6045ea6094d40c60801947c6964c47b07)
On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris
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![On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris](https://i.redd.it/on-this-day-in-1795-the-french-national-convention-made-the-v0-litn7ena1gsa1.jpg?width=4054&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72e47e4f095c091e30602a26d218d3e0eb143e04)
On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris
![Etalon part of Hexagon – Kalibrierung von Maschinen, Mikrometer, Lasermesstechnik, VCS, Volumetrische Kompensation, Etalon part of Hexagon – Kalibrierung von Maschinen, Mikrometer, Lasermesstechnik, VCS, Volumetrische Kompensation,](https://www.etalonproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/jpg/zeiss.jpg)
Etalon part of Hexagon – Kalibrierung von Maschinen, Mikrometer, Lasermesstechnik, VCS, Volumetrische Kompensation,
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Etalon part of Hexagon – Kalibrierung von Maschinen, Mikrometer, Lasermesstechnik, VCS, Volumetrische Kompensation,
![On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris On this day in 1795, the french National Convention made the smartest move ever to piss the Anglo-saxons off : the adoption of the metric system. Sixteen "mètres-étalons" were set in Paris](https://i.redd.it/on-this-day-in-1795-the-french-national-convention-made-the-v0-67y4kxhb1gsa1.jpg?width=1231&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c5f458932fde79ebaa0f705f0941d817aeb8a74)