A bar is a measurement of pressure, with one bar being very roughly equal to the atmospheric pressure at sea level. A foot is a measure of distance so a foot and a bar cannot be compared in any way. They measure two very different things.
British meteorologist William Napier Shaw introduced the bar as a measure of pressure in 1909, and he also introduced the term millibar as a measure of pressure. These terms were adopted for use by the international community in 1929. The word bar itself has origins in ancient Greek and it is derived from a word that means weight. The word bar is also used by professionals in other fields. Engineers often use the word bar as a measure of pressure and in the United Kingdom, a turbo-charger boost is described in terms of the bar. In the United States, most measures of pressure are expressed as pounds per square inch and gauge pressure is expressed as psi, pounds per square inch.
A foot is part of the old English system of measurement that is still used today in the United States. Most of the rest of the world has converted to the metric system. Twelve inches equal one foot. Three feet equal one yard, and over 5,200 feet equal one mile. While there has been some pressure in the United States to convert over to the metric system to make transactions with European countries easier, it seems to be firmly entrenched and change does not appear to be in the imminent future. While most children in the schools in America are taught the metric system, they are also taught the old English system of measuring distance and all road signs in the United States still use miles as a measure of distance between points on the road.
British meteorologist William Napier Shaw introduced the bar as a measure of pressure in 1909, and he also introduced the term millibar as a measure of pressure. These terms were adopted for use by the international community in 1929. The word bar itself has origins in ancient Greek and it is derived from a word that means weight. The word bar is also used by professionals in other fields. Engineers often use the word bar as a measure of pressure and in the United Kingdom, a turbo-charger boost is described in terms of the bar. In the United States, most measures of pressure are expressed as pounds per square inch and gauge pressure is expressed as psi, pounds per square inch.
A foot is part of the old English system of measurement that is still used today in the United States. Most of the rest of the world has converted to the metric system. Twelve inches equal one foot. Three feet equal one yard, and over 5,200 feet equal one mile. While there has been some pressure in the United States to convert over to the metric system to make transactions with European countries easier, it seems to be firmly entrenched and change does not appear to be in the imminent future. While most children in the schools in America are taught the metric system, they are also taught the old English system of measuring distance and all road signs in the United States still use miles as a measure of distance between points on the road.
