Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down12
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 days agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squaregrandel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down9·2 days agoMaybe 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.
minus-squareByteMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·2 days agoChanges happened to other countries too. They also don’t have to do it everywhere all at once.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoIt 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.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoMetric units are frequently used in US school coursework. I just randomly looked around the kitchen and everything seems to have both units!
minus-squareJustPlainDave@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoWe’ve been doing that for decades.
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agothe bigger issue is replacing every drill bit and wrench in the country
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.
Changes happened to other countries too. They also don’t have to do it everywhere all at once.
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.
Metric units are frequently used in US school coursework.
I just randomly looked around the kitchen and everything seems to have both units!
Well I’m older, so there’s that.
We’ve been doing that for decades.
the bigger issue is replacing every drill bit and wrench in the country