US Customary System Conversions
Two systems of weights and measures are derived from English Units: the US Customary System and the British Imperial System. Neither is dominant worldwide, but […]
History
US Customary System: An Origin Story
The United States’ uniqueness is reflected in omnifarious facets of life. Just look at units of measurement. While most nations use the metric system, the […]
Rats: A Global Species, Thanks to Ships
Rats get around. ASTM recently revised an international standard designated ASTM F1099M-18. It addresses rat guards for ships, covering the materials, dimensions, and assembly of […]
Paper Sizes – ISO and ANSI Formats
Most people are unlikely to contemplate the systems in place that prevent a jagged stack of paper of varying lengths and sizes. Certainly, since the […]
Bridges in America: Faulty Infrastructure
Bridges may not quite be the backbone of infrastructure, but they certainly make up much of its skeletal system. Providing pedestrian and vehicular passageways over […]
The Growing Demand of Chocolate
The consumption of chocolate is far from an emerging trend. In fact, the cultivation of cocoa beans dates back to the Mayans, when the inhabitants […]
Rising Globalization Extends the Reach of Standards
A standard denotes something that is of both the expected quality and the norm. To maintain such a status, standards must be adapted continuously to […]
Happy Birthday, NYC Subway!
October 27, 2016 marks the 112th anniversary of the New York City Subway, which was established on the same date in 1904. On the birthday […]
The Golden Ratio: A Standard of Art, Nature, and Space-Time
The theme of World Standards Day 2016 (which is to occur on October 14, 2016) is “Standards build trust”. To represent this visually, the poster […]
The Perceived Need for a Standard Language
Language is the strongest form of communication, granting human beings, merely through a series of throat-and-tongue-based utterances, the ability to convey practically anything to other […]