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 modern English usage, the terms idiot and idiocy describe an extreme folly or stupidity, and its symptoms (foolish or stupid utterance or deed). In psychology, it is a historical term for the state or condition now called profound intellectual disability.