In many parts of the world, the Meter is the unit of measure
whereas in other places the Yard and Inches rule (pun intended).
But the question is, if The Yard and inches was widely used
who invented the Meter and why.
Today's click through will explain.
But one caveat before you click. The explanation is very interesting but you can stop at the 6 minute 7 second point because the rest of the video is a commercial.
And now with that by way of explanation and 'warning'
HERE'S THE LINK to Who invented the Meter?