Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-223 hours agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-223 hours agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·22 hours 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-squareJustPlainDave@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoWe’ve been doing that for decades.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 hours 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-up2·14 hours agothe bigger issue is replacing every drill bit and wrench in the country
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.
We’ve been doing that for decades.
Metric units are frequently used in US school coursework.
I just randomly looked around the kitchen and everything seems to have both units!
the bigger issue is replacing every drill bit and wrench in the country