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[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The US is the only country that uses non-metric units when doing anything industrial though. I might buy a pint of milk but I'm not going to measure in anything but metres and centimetres.

[โ€“] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

This is fair. I see no reason to drop feet and inches for day to day use but I'd consider it scandalous if I saw an astronomer using anything but a meter