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[โ€“] MrRandom@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (15 children)

why they are still not using metric?

[โ€“] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Because retooling is expensive. I applaud the adaptation, but we have a lot of tools written that way. Also, are patents written in English or metric units? Would that invalidate them?

[โ€“] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Because retooling is expensive.

Other countries have done it successfully.

Is the USA incapable of doing things that others have done?

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