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minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 hours agoUS customary units aren’t going anywhere.
minus-squarehelvetpuli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoExactly. They will stay in the USA from now on, and leave the rest of us have our metric units.
minus-squarecattywampas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 hours agoWe also use metric in the US. It’s taught in every science class from high school if not middle school. All of our medicine and sciences are done in metric, as well as military and aerospace.
minus-squarehelvetpuli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoI’m well aware. I’m taking about the problem of having to convert when dealing with USA origin consumer products. You get to pick and choose but your manufacturers force us to deal with your ancient Roman units. I mean, whose foot was it anyway?
minus-squarerbos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoThey certainly won’t leave the USA anymore, if trade is significantly curtailed.
US customary units aren’t going anywhere.
Exactly. They will stay in the USA from now on, and leave the rest of us have our metric units.
We also use metric in the US. It’s taught in every science class from high school if not middle school. All of our medicine and sciences are done in metric, as well as military and aerospace.
I’m well aware. I’m taking about the problem of having to convert when dealing with USA origin consumer products.
You get to pick and choose but your manufacturers force us to deal with your ancient Roman units. I mean, whose foot was it anyway?
They certainly won’t leave the USA anymore, if trade is significantly curtailed.