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Lane · 10-12-2003, 12:56 PM

What are the reasons for the US not switching to the metric system? Is there any political desicion behind this?

DJRCyberAVS · 10-12-2003, 01:00 PM

In this fucked up country we use both.....

Lane · 10-12-2003, 01:18 PM

noone cares about this subject?..

hmm..maybe so.

Libertine · 10-12-2003, 01:20 PM

Only one reason... tradition. People aren't used to the metric system, and don't want to spend the time to get accustomed to it.

Lane · 10-12-2003, 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by punkworld
Only one reason... tradition. People aren't used to the metric system, and don't want to spend the time to get accustomed to it.

how did everybody else do it then?

Libertine · 10-12-2003, 01:29 PM

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Originally posted by Lane

how did everybody else do it then?

Getting forced by Napoleon helped most

Lane · 10-12-2003, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by punkworld

Getting forced by Napoleon helped most

he did that to the whole rest of the world?
doesnt make sense

FATPad · 10-12-2003, 01:32 PM

We switched our soda bottles. What more do you want?

digi · 10-12-2003, 01:33 PM

what sucks here in canada is that some things are in the metric system and some things arent and it annoys the shit outta me as a swede!!

Gemini · 10-12-2003, 01:35 PM

The D.O.E. put out the order in the 60's that we were to be switched to metric in school but THAT went over well. lol They gave it up. I can work in dimensional metric but couldn't tell you how much a metric tonne is or how much in a liter.

Hopefully they won't change for at least 20 moe yrs and I won't have to worry about it!

DJRCyberAVS · 10-12-2003, 01:38 PM

Brief History

http://www.metric4us.com/history.html

http://www.metricsucks.com/history.html

Quotealex · 10-12-2003, 01:44 PM

we use both here too even thos the metric system is the official measuring system.

Libertine · 10-12-2003, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by punkworld

Getting forced by Napoleon helped most

Note: this is completely and totally incorrect. Napoleon in fact didn't like the metric system at all. Doh.

millionaire · 10-12-2003, 06:46 PM

americans have 12 fingers?

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