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the economic benefits of changing to the metric system are argued to outweigh the cost

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the economic benefits of changing to the metric system are argued to outweigh the cost

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"National pride is at stake. 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" (Mihm)

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"National pride is at stake. 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" (Mihm)

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"...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" (Mihm)

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"...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" (Mihm)

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retooling machinery to fit the metric system is expensive

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retooling machinery to fit the metric system is expensive

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"...much of the opposition from the 1870s onward came from the manufacturers of high-end machine tools. They had based their entire system—which encompassed everything from lathe machines to devices for cutting screw threads—on the inch. " (Mihm)

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"...much of the opposition from the 1870s onward came from the manufacturers of high-end machine tools. They had based their entire system—which encompassed everything from lathe machines to devices for cutting screw threads—on the inch. " (Mihm)

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Adopting the metric system would make communication and trade with other countries easier. 

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Adopting the metric system would make communication and trade with other countries easier. 

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communication in different languages - Google Search

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"...and their concerns, while self interested, were not entirely off base" (Mihm)

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"...and their concerns, while self interested, were not entirely off base" (Mihm)

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"Much of the world started moving to the metric system in the late 19th century. You've written that the United States didn't follow because of a 'humble screw thread'..." (Applebaum 2)

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"Much of the world started moving to the metric system in the late 19th century. You've written that the United States didn't follow because of a 'humble screw thread'..." (Applebaum 2)

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The US has already based our entire system on US measurements. 

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The US has already based our entire system on US measurements. 

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"His call was not universally embraced. Labeling it "the worst idea" of the campaign..." (Applebaum 2)

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The US is already beginning to slowly begin using the metric system, such as in rulers. 

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The US is already beginning to slowly begin using the metric system, such as in rulers. 

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"If histroy is any guide, government fiats don't work when it comes to weights and measures" (Mihm)

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"If histroy is any guide, government fiats don't work when it comes to weights and measures" (Mihm)