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"National pride is at stake."

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Mainly the other side from the 1870s and forward came up by high-end machine tools made by manufacturers.

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Their was backlash because of Chafee's call for the US to adopt the metric system.

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France took years for its people to adopt it, there wer many strikes aganist it.

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"If history is any guide, government flats don't work when it comes to weights and measures."

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Could the metric system show slowly the displacements of english measurement?

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Throughout rulers their's one side that shows inches and the other side shows centimeters.

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The US doesn't have the metric system now why is that?

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All throughout the nation english is known to be the peoples main language.

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"They had based their entire system-which encompassed everything from lathe machines to devices for cutting screw thread-on the inch.

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"People say it's expensive, but the economic benefits out weigh the cost."

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"it's very easy to do business, travel, and engage in trade."

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Their were many aspects about the adoption of the metric system that made it frustrating throughout the world.

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During the late 18th and 19th century the congress went back and fourth but finally was able to block the adoption of the metric system