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why is the US not Metric
jonovid:
whats the attraction to the use of old imperial measurement in the US?
here in Australia everything is Metric, like most of the world.
why is the US system of measurement the odd one out?
daqq:
Mix of history, price of changing stuff, pride and stubbornness.
Or, as an insane person will tell you, having an insane system cobbled together by drunken mathematicians is an expression of freedom against the tyranny of multiplying things by 1000, and prevents the New World Order:
NivagSwerdna:
In the UK we still have road distances and speed limits in miles despite having most other things in SI units... strange really.
... and when it is really hot the tabloid papers say... "Oooo what a scorcher <big number>F"... I seriously doubt many people understand F in the UK now... not me anyway. :)
austfox:
--- Quote from: jonovid on October 25, 2019, 10:24:21 am ---here in Australia everything is Metric, like most of the world.
--- End quote ---
Except for tyre pressure (psi) and to a lesser extent food energy (calories).
Note the electronic tyre pumps at service stations, which default to psi, but are required by law to have a metric (kPa) toggle switch (which I have never seen anyone use).
Most food packaging is in kJ, but it seems a lot of media commentators still like to use calories.
Simon:
Oh well, this must be the 5th topic to discuss the same thing! Usually ends in a row so expect me to lock it!
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