So other than measuring a person's height, what IS cm used for? lol...
In the USA, we're taught that 'cm' is the "base unit" for metric linear notation, and not meter for some reason.
The whole metric S.I. unit thing is a 10^3 concept..
e.g.
milli
metre 10^-3 metres
metre 10^0 metres
kilo
metre 10^3 metres
Base unit is metre
works for every type of measurement
grams, kilograms, litres, kilolitres, megalitres
even computers are metric lol.
Kilobyte = 10^3 bytes
Megabyte = 10^6 bytes
Gigabyte = 10^9 bytes
Terrabyte = 10^12 bytes
so when you use centimetres its 10^-2 it screws the whole system up....
I think cm are primarily used in medicine, blood flow (cubic centimetres per second) or 5 ccs stat...
bloody medical profession..gods unto themselves..
And Josh we still measure our heights in feet and inches ... go figure