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You've got me wondering why American men haven't switched to metric units yet. 7 is clearly more impressive than 3.
I use metric for 3D modeling and 3D printing. It’s a much better system than Imperial.
The USA actually did try to switch once, but as with everything we do, it was a half-assed attempt that didn’t stick.
Just like everything good in the US, Republicans killed it.
What’s a half-ass in metric?
It varies based on what population it represents. For Americans that works out to a metric fuckton
5 deci-asses 🤣
And thus probably had the opposite effect 😩
They'll have drugs and penises in metric.
(And guns, but they have those everywhere, so it doesn't count.)
Yeah, the problem isn't getting Americans to use metric. It's getting them to stop using everything else.
For some reason, English derived cultures have this incredibly conservative streak. Like the language lugs around letters that no one has pronounced in centuries. Maybe it comes from stare decisis. You start doing this differently, and it's all Mad Max from there.