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[โ€“] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, that explains perfectly why America will never likely switch to the metric system.

[โ€“] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

It will happen because there is so much traction on metric, but it will be slow and both systems will be marked for a long time.