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Why is the USA the only country who doesn’t use the metric system?
posted in Asklemmy
Why is the USA the only country who doesn’t use the metric system?
Replying to @Confidant6198@lemmy.ml
Maybe because it works? It ain’t a good system, but changes like this affect a lot of different areas and would cause a lot of disruption.
Replying to @grandel@lemmy.ml
It could be solved by teaching an incoming generation both units, teaching conversion, and printing both units on packaging, speed limit signs, etc, until that generation's children start school, then phasing out the printing of both units.
Replying to @Maeve@kbin.earth
We’ve been doing that for decades.