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"The most sophisticated and powerful opponents of the metric system were engineers who built the industrial infrastructure of the United States."

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"The most sophisticated and powerful opponents of the metric system were engineers who built the industrial infrastructure of the United States."

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So what happens if we compleatly stop using it.

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1870 is the year that the manufacturer-ers tried to make a business out of it.

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1870 is the year that the manufacturer-ers tried to make a business out of it.

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Barley any people in america use the metric system

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Barley any people in america use the metric system

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"If everyone in the world speaks English, it's very easy to do business, travel, and engage in trade"

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"If everyone in the world speaks English, it's very easy to do business, travel, and engage in trade"

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The British did this too, they tried to make everyone the same as them.

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Yoni Appelbaum and Stephen Mihm argue about the metric system.

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Yoni Appelbaum and Stephen Mihm argue about the metric system.

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Lincoln Chafee, is a former Rhode Island senator and governor.

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Lincoln Chafee, is a former Rhode Island senator and governor.

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Americans don't want the metric system because of pride.

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Americans don't want the metric system because of pride.

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"Chafee's call for the United States to adopt the metric system generated an immediate backlash"

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"Chafee's call for the United States to adopt the metric system generated an immediate backlash"

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Why does america not want this?

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Experts say, "Why, exactly, doesn’t the United States already use the metric system?"

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Experts say, "Why, exactly, doesn’t the United States already use the metric system?"

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Lincoln Chafee said, "Let's join the rest of the world and go metric."

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Lincoln Chafee said, "Let's join the rest of the world and go metric."

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I don't really know what the metric system is.

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John's son said, "People say it's expensive, but the economic benefits outweigh the cost."

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John's son said, "People say it's expensive, but the economic benefits outweigh the cost."

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John's son said 'People say' this is not fact so who cares what he says

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If we change a system the children learning it will get confused and it will be dumb and all the kids are going to suck at life because they weren't taught like everyone else.

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If we change a system the children learning it will get confused and it will be dumb and all the kids are going to suck at life because they weren't taught like everyone else.

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I agree

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"manufactures of high-end machine tools"

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"manufactures of high-end machine tools"

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Where are they now? They obviously lost businesses because we don't do the metric system in the United States

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"Government fiats don't work when it comes to weighs and measures."

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"Government fiats don't work when it comes to weighs and measures."

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Then why thing about using it?