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why is the US not Metric
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ebastler:

--- Quote from: KL27x on January 02, 2020, 12:13:29 am ---Centimeters. Made by man in order to divide a circle into 400 degree. And so we can have these beauties:
https://www.123rf.com/photo_97469762_yellow-metric-measuring-tape-isolated-on-white-background.html



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You mean those don't exist in the "imperial" part of the world? What do American tailors use to measure people and patterns?
tooki:
It's just the metricness of it he's referring to. American tailors use the same kind of tapes, except that they've got metric on one side and inches on the other. ;)
stefan_trekkie:
I did not find such a post but.. Someone from the US that works with mechanics on machines and classic mechanics .. Do you use imp. or metric in your practical work?
What really strikes me is the use of portions for the imp units.. Every one can adjust quickly from one to the other system but is strange to use portions instead of .... 0.5 or 0.25 of the thing (no matter the unit)..
Also the metric system is of french origin and after the independence the US left with close ties with UK
SkyMaster:

--- Quote from: stefan_trekkie on January 02, 2020, 04:51:50 pm ---...
Also the metric system is of french origin and after the independence the US left with close ties with UK

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Are you sure about this? Canada kept a close tie with UK, but United States literally gave the middle finger to the UK (Great Britain back then).

 :)
SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: stefan_trekkie on January 02, 2020, 04:51:50 pm ---I did not find such a post but.. Someone from the US that works with mechanics on machines and classic mechanics .. Do you use imp. or metric in your practical work?
What really strikes me is the use of portions for the imp units.. Every one can adjust quickly from one to the other system but is strange to use portions instead of .... 0.5 or 0.25 of the thing (no matter the unit)..
Also the metric system is of french origin and after the independence the US left with close ties with UK

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Anyone doing practical mechanical work in the US will have both a Metric and an Standard (inch) socket set, for example.   The reality is bilingual.
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