Why doesn't the USA adopt officially the metric unit?

jmichaels · Oct 4, 2007

I say we go metric every inch of the way!

Thalassamania · Oct 4, 2007

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." From Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Walter · Oct 4, 2007

Kim:
Why are you Yanks constantly re-inventing the wheel? Do you really think it turns better?

Don't blame the Yanks, they didn't do it. It was the French who came up with the metric system.

Hank49 · Oct 4, 2007

Wasn't it Cousteau who invented it....to make diving easier? Hah,.

Tomeck · Oct 4, 2007

Why certain Americans are francophobe?

Spratman · Oct 4, 2007

Walter · Oct 4, 2007

Tomeck:
Why certain Americans are francophobe?

What in the heck are you talking about?

Tomeck · Oct 4, 2007

Walter:
What in the heck are you talking about?

Certain Americans say that they are against the metric system, because this invention is French

Walter · Oct 4, 2007

I've never seen anyone use that other than as a poor joke. Everyone here uses Gagnon's invention and he was French.

Thalassamania · Oct 4, 2007

Tomeck:
Certain Americans say that they are against the metric system, because this invention is French

Naw ... they're afraid it will make them homosexual ... or was it Iranian? I can't remember.