Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?

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asked Jan 25, 2018 in Science by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 35 134 358
Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?

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answered Jan 25, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 11 37
selected Jan 31, 2018 by sarthaks
 
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A pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length because the size of pace and footstep vary from person to person. This will lead to confusion while measuring the lengths by different persons. We should use standard units like International System of Units (SI Units).

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