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when will USA use standard unit instead of imperial?
« on: June 08, 2008, 02:34:29 AM »
everytime when folks post their measurement in ft, lb, inch, i have to do the conversion.

just curious, when will the whole USA adopt the standard unit, the whole world are using it now.
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Re: when will USA use standard unit instead of imperial?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 02:35:48 AM »
I remember NASA learned an expensive lesson and are now using Metric.
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Re: when will USA use standard unit instead of imperial?
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2008, 02:36:57 AM »
the UK has a mixed system i hear. ;D
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