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The adoption of another country's weights and measures—or in the case of the metric system, the rest of the world's weights and measures—seems an infringement on national sovereignty

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The metric system is important because it helps us measure the correct amount of stuff to use and be enough or to much or even to little of the amount.

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“People say it’s expensive, but the economic benefits outweigh the cost"

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"Labeling it “the worst idea”

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"Whatever the drawbacks of the English units, the inch was divided in ways that made sense to the mechanics and machinists of the era: it was built around "2s" rather than "10s," with each inch subdivided in half and in half again—and so forth. This permitted various sizes of screw thread to have some logical correspondence to all the other increments. The same was true of the sizes of other small parts that were essential modern machinery."

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"Much of the world started moving to the metric system in the late nineteenth century. You've written that the United States didn't follow, because of “the humble screw thread.” For want of a screw, the metric system was lost?"

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"It permits nations, individuals, or corporations who would otherwise be hampered in their efforts at communicating, trading, or sharing information. Think of it as a common language. If everyone in the world speaks English, it's very easy to do business, travel, and engage in trade. The same is true of a single, standardized system of weights and measures."

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1. "You will get my American system ruler when you pry it from my cold dead hands"

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To quote #1: This person is saying that he doesn't want to change the American System and that many people wanted. He was standing up for himself and the system he loved.