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I don't know. I think some years back there was a push to do it, but I think it just fizzled out.
The metric system makes more sense and is more consistent, but whatever. I'd have to make a cheat sheet until I could figure out way to convert things mentally in my head. Distances, weights, etc.
At least they got somewhat consistent. A foot being 12 inches became a standard as opposed to just using your foot as a measurement tool supposedly is how that came about, from what I've heard.
Metric is more simple than our traditional system and oddly enough, many or most of our immigrant predecessors used the metric system before coming to the US. We would have to use both systems side-by-side for a generation in order to convert because we know that some people just can't learn. We think of distances, mostly, but how many hectares do you have in your house lot or will football be changed from yards to meters?
The above shows that in our current hyper political climate there is no chance of the metric system becoming reality.
It would cost US public and private sectors billions, maybe trillions to switch over...so I just don't see someone making a successful case for this regardless of politics.
Think about all the tools and mechanical items that are all currently non-metric...cars, trucks tractors, washing machine couplings, sink fittings Then the street signs at probably $200 a pop to replace x how many hundred million signs?
Maybe while we're at it we can get all the countries that drive on the left to switch to driving on the right for consistency.
Metric is more simple than our traditional system and oddly enough, many or most of our immigrant predecessors used the metric system before coming to the US. We would have to use both systems side-by-side for a generation in order to convert because we know that some people just can't learn. We think of distances, mostly, but how many hectares do you have in your house lot or will football be changed from yards to meters?
All I know is that the inch-worm lobbyists will be pretty ticked off.
Metric is more simple than our traditional system and oddly enough, many or most of our immigrant predecessors used the metric system before coming to the US. We would have to use both systems side-by-side for a generation in order to convert because we know that some people just can't learn. We think of distances, mostly, but how many hectares do you have in your house lot or will football be changed from yards to meters?
Yeah, the 45.72 meter line doesn't have a good ring to it.
Every other country uses it. So do you think it would even be possible?
England just announced a reversal to the imperial SAE system since Brexit was formalized.
They are going back to the traditional system.
Nobody wants metric in the US except a bunch of globalist elites, so it's not going to change
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