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this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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The Americans could've changed to the metric system if they could afford it. However, changing a country's systems of measurement is a mammoth project of enormous complexity and cost, so I guess no politician want to make space for that in the budget when there are other things to take care of.
People just don't really care enough to. And we already use the metric system in science, engineering, medicine, aerospace, military, and any science class in high school or higher. So what if our road signs and cookbooks are in imperial units.
when you put it like that we're pretty much on par with the UK's adoption of metric
UK merchants must list their prices in metric