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. n. 1. (Psychiatry) a person with severe mental retardation. 2. a foolish or senseless person.[C13: from Latin idiÅta ignorant person, from Greek idiÅtÄs private person, one who lacks professional knowledge, ignoramus; see idio-].dâ¢iâ¢ot. 1. an utterly stupid or foolish person. 2. a person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years and an intelligence quotient under 25.