Because this title is kind of BS. The imperial system measurements are not based on the metric system, in the mid 20th century the inch was redefined as being 25.4mm. Because the world was in the process of standardizing measurements and people didn’t want to give up imperial units, so an accurate reference point was established. The undstandardized imperial measuring system was around long before the metric system was developed.
That was my comprehension as well, it just seemed highly impractical to define a completely unique system (in this case imperial) while there is a largely used alternative (metric).
Both systems coexisting makes much more sense.
Because this title is kind of BS. The imperial system measurements are not based on the metric system, in the mid 20th century the inch was redefined as being 25.4mm. Because the world was in the process of standardizing measurements and people didn’t want to give up imperial units, so an accurate reference point was established. The undstandardized imperial measuring system was around long before the metric system was developed.
That was my comprehension as well, it just seemed highly impractical to define a completely unique system (in this case imperial) while there is a largely used alternative (metric). Both systems coexisting makes much more sense.