I think that 1965 was the first year i was told was the deadline to be
completely metric. In the post-sputnik era, NASA was pusing for
metric. THeir major contractors (Military-industrial complex
Eisenhower warned about) did not see eye to eye with NASA about metric.
It slipped a year or two at time at first; then three, then 5. So
here we are 55 years later. I think almost all cars are metric, or
nearly so, same with tractors and farm equip. But still a lot of stuff
is US fasteners. DOn't look for feet inches and miles to go away
anytime soon.
Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
January 1, 2020 at 5:24 PM
Metrics were a big deal in the early 70s, as I can recall having hard
core teaching of the metric system in my formative years. I was a huge
science nerd, and I can remember doing all the physics experiments and
having to measure in kilos and Newton meters and the like.
-D
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