Why is America the only country that doesn't use the metric system?
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In fact, we HAVE tried to convert to metric -- at least, the government tried to convert us but, apparently, it was not well-implemented.
As a whole, Americans are stubborn folk, resistant to changes in tradition, so the most we have are dual measures (miles and kilometers per hour on your car's speedometer, or ounces and milliliters on a can of soda pop, for example).
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Australia began it's transition to Metric in the 60s, when the government passed mandatory usage laws, and outlawed the use of imperial units in most instances. I would place metric usage now at 95% and the government has conceeded that this is good enough. As both a professional degree qualified and trade engineer I have been trained in both systems. In science and engineering my understanding is all but the simplest calculations (including the US) are done in metric. The units are simply converted at the beginnig and end of the calcs. This is because the imperial system was created before the physics between the mass, length, temperature and time all nead to work together. If engineers and scientists can convert so easily to a better parallel system using a simpler streamlined system based on 4 units (metre, kilogram, litre, celcius (K) and second, then it seems a small step for consumers to move to what the rest of the world is doing. In manufacturing I think you would be supprised by the amount of equipment that is already manufactured to metric specs. Ultimately when you are in a shop a packed size and feel will tell you how much you are getting. Per capita it is no worst than any other country sacrificed to go to a more valuable system. Hey all the european countries converted to a different currency to form the EU, (Australia did also when going decimal), so the USA already has a head start.
Also, I think the Americans like to think of themselves as differentiated from European countries.
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I wonder if the size of the country makes this more difficult to pull off?