Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
So it seems like we used the metric system for about 120 years by now, so I guess the inch guys are a somewhat behind… ☺
The U.S. is grouped with a couple of 3rd world countries with that. You can thank Reagan for the U.S. being stuck in the past. Carter had plans for the switch, which Reagan then canceled. However, IIRC, the metric system is the official U.S. standard and has been for a very long time. It's just because of the "stick in the mud types", like Reagan, that the U.S. didn't switch to metric for every day use. However, it is creeping in, in manufacturing, science and elsewhere. It's mainly the general public that hasn't clued in yet. It's really amazing what a little ignorance can do.
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