| abstract | - Tom Hi Buzz Crew, I smiled as I listened to your discussion on measurements in episode 1008. Being a metrologist [met-rol-o-gist] or measurement scientist (not meteorologist, that is weather) it always amazes me that most people take the measurements that support every facet of their lives for granted. Without all the metrologists that go about their jobs each day, measuring and calibrating everything in the background, in mostly unseen laboratories, you wouldn’t even be able to get out of bed in the morning. Who has the time standards used to set your alarm clock, metrologists. Who calibrates the scales that were used to make and package your food, metrologists. Who calibrates the measurement systems used to generate and monitor your electric power, metrologists. Who calibrates the temperature systems for your weather reports, metrologists. Who calibrates the liquid flow systems used to measure the gas (petrol), diesel etc. into your car, Cooley?, metrologists do. Who calibrates the measurement systems used to make medicines, metrologists. I could go on but I think you will see what I am getting at. While it may sound like a boring job and definitely not a high profile glamourous job like a podcast host, it is one of those things that goes on in the background helping to make your day go smoother. I love my job and while metrologists are only a small group of people in the scheme of things, I find it tremendously satisfying to know that what my colleagues and I do, ensures that we all live better lives. Love the show. PS: See if you want to know more about metrology.
|
