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

[ohmdiver]

Why doesn't the rest of the world convert to Imperial units?

I have no problem using meterics when I have to but I much prefer not to. It is like speaking French to me. I could possible do it, I choose not to

 

[tc]

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

Simple really-

1. Old habits die hard.
2. We don't want to.
3. You can't make us!

 

[mike_s]

If the US is going to convert to the Metric system, why not just convert our currency to the EURO also?

 

[cudachaser]

I've taught my classes in metric to my Irish students...It was easy!

 

[Hemlon]

If the US is going to convert to the Metric system, why not just convert our currency to the EURO also?

There are many countries who use the metric system who do not use the Euro as their monetary unit.

 

[scubabeachboy]

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Ein Reich, Ein Vocke, Ein Fuhrer,........NICHT!!!!

 

[ekremer]

Its because metric is based on silly things, and tends to fluctuate
for example the weight of a kilogram is shrinking:
Official prototype of kilogram mysteriously losing weight - CNN.com

therefore everyone is getting fatter who wants that?

 

[scubabeachboy]

that last post was in response to someone who said "we dont do metrics, beacause, we won WWII".
totally on the money!!!!!
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[Charlie99]

I THINK in the metric system most often due being in the medical profession.

A few years ago, we had good chuckle in our electronics lab after someone pointed out how we continously swapped back and forth between metric and imperial units, depending upon what we were talking about.

For example, if someone was complaining that the lab was uncomfortably hot, he'd say something like "Man, it must be 80 in here". A couple minutes later, if someone asked him what the temp was when he took some measurements on something, he'd say "Oh, somewhere around 27."

The funny part is that until somebody pointed it out, most of us just unconsciously and automatically used metric units for lab work and imperial units for everyday conversations without even realizing we were jumping back and forth.

 

[Kayla]

that last post was in response to someone who said "we dont do metrics, beacause, we won WWII".
totally on the money!!!!!
hahahhahhahahhahhahahhah!!!!!!

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