It has some limited use in the United States, most commonly in measuring the displacement of ships, and in trade of elemental sulfur, and was the unit prescribed for warships by the Washington Naval Treaty 1922âfor example battleships were limited to a displacement of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t; 39,000 short tons).
Whether von Trier is a prankster or a visionary is open to debate, but âThe Idiotsâ â which he wrote in four days â is a disturbing, provocative film that at the very least provides further proof he is a true original playing strictly by his own rules.
Idiot is a word derived from the Greek á¼°Î´Î¹ÏÏÎ·Ï, idiÅtÄs (person lacking professional skill, a private citizen, individual), from á¼´Î´Î¹Î¿Ï, idios (private, one's own).In Latin the word idiota (ordinary person, layman) preceded the Late Latin meaning uneducated or ignorant person.n idiot is said to be idiotic, and to suffer from idiocy. A dunce is an idiot who is specifically incapable of learning. An idiot differs from a fool (who is unwise) and an ignoramus (who is uneducated/an ignorant), neither of which refers to someone with low intelligence.