My artistic wall by Tyrique Hurd https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn Difference in Metrics systems en-us 2018-08-15 16:17:16 UTC 2026-01-23 04:02:33 UTC hello@padlet.com ''Think of it as common language. If everyone in the world speaks English, its very easy to do business, travel, and engage in trade. thurd11 https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273286832 2018-08-15 16:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273286832 ''Engineers who built the industrial infrastructure of the united states, And their concerns, while self-interested, were not entirely off base. thurd11 https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273288859 2018-08-15 16:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273288859 ''We arrived at a hybrid system. Most American rulers show inches along one edge, centimeters along the other.'' thurd11 https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273291877 2018-08-15 16:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273291877 ''You've written that the US didn't follow because of ''the humble thread.'' For want of a screw, the metric system was lost? thurd11 https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273522980 2018-08-16 16:07:29 UTC https://padlet.com/thurd11/7nxfqx7hspsn/wish/273522980