Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down13
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squaregrandel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down9·2 months 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 months agoChanges happened to other countries too. They also don’t have to do it everywhere all at once.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months 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-up5·2 months agoMetric units are frequently used in US school coursework. I just randomly looked around the kitchen and everything seems to have both units!
minus-squarerobot_dog_with_gun [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agothe bigger issue is replacing every drill bit and wrench in the country
minus-squareJustPlainDave@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWe’ve been doing that for decades.
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.
the bigger issue is replacing every drill bit and wrench in the country
We’ve been doing that for decades.