Why do the Americans continue to use the metric system, when no-one else does? Do they realise how hard that makes it for me to do my physics research at 1AM?
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Luc Thiet Thuan
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I thought that the US used the imperial system not metric.
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Dude,We do not use the metric system.. We use the Imperial system & the reason we do so is because no one tells us what to do.... but no worries.. we'll leave a post it note for the entire American population concerning the inconvenience that we're causing you!!
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Jeez, back in 78-82 I NEVER saw the English system used in the College of Engineering at the U. of Illinois.
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We use both systems.
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I thought most all countries used the metric system EXCEPT Americans.
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Here's a link to a freeware program called convert. Maybe this will help. It's an awesome program "Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions" http://joshmadison.com/article/convert-for-windows/
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We should use the metric system but we don't... put the crack pipe down!
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Since the 1950's, the USA has been the world leader, and self-sufficient. This has made the USA less eager to switch to metric. The USA was originally part of England, which is reflected in the language and measuring system. Americans use the Statute system, a variation of the Imperial. The rest of the world uses metric. There have been numerous attempts to convert. A bill drafted in 1902 was one vote short of passing, which makes metric the only legal system. The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was signed with much fanfare, but was in effect a failure. The deadline for conversion was unspecified, as was the extent of the conversion. About this time, gasoline was sold by the liter, more than $1/gallon for the first time, causing great confusion.
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Yeah. Haha. That's a damn shame.
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