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why they are still not using metric?
We've been in the process of switching to the metric system since 1976, and officially (semi-)adopted it in 1991.
Unofficially, people are stubborn and anti-Europe.
If it makes you feel better, some cooks, all scientists and and all people involved in the drug trade are fluent in metric.
Me, an american, carrying a 9mm and buying 3 grams
Hell yeah brother.
Because it provides zero practical benefit for the vast majority of people.
Thereβs no reason to other than to be the same as everyone else, and we already are for anything scientific or medical.
Because retooling is expensive. I applaud the adaptation, but we have a lot of tools written that way. Also, are patents written in English or metric units? Would that invalidate them?
Other countries have done it successfully.
Is the USA incapable of doing things that others have done?
Yes.
Expensive for little-to-no benefit.
Wars are a much better investment.
Expensive is relative.
Tell that to The Mars Climate Orbiter
Anyway, it is only going to become more expensive as time goes on. The cheapest was back in 1790. The next cheapest is now.
Have you seen our healthcare system?
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Parents are written in customary primarily, but the patent office recommends listing units in both for global clarity.
It wouldn't invalidate them because customary is defined by metric, so there's no ambiguity. It's exactly the same as saying "the bar is 1 meter long" vs "the bar is 100 centimeter long". An inch is just a quaint way to write 25.4 mm.