LoginDoing without… Metrology
Eleni Chalkidou explains why without the father of trading standards, we’d be nowhere
Posted 12 May 2018 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Retail|National
OPINION: A simple example about peanuts opens a wider argument for metrology, showing why accurate weights and measures remain essential to fair trading, consumer confidence and everyday protection.
Jimmy buys 500g of peanuts from the greengrocer, Sally buys 800g from the supermarket and Katie buys 1kg from the corner shop. Jimmy gives half of his to Sally. Who has the most peanuts? If your answer is Sally, you’d get full marks in a primary school maths test - but in the real world there’s every chance you could be wrong. If the scales in our hypothetical retailers are slightly out, Jimmy,...
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