Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-26 days agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down13
arrow-up193arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-26 days agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squareValthorn@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·6 days agoTechnically they do. The US units are defined by the metric system, and they are full members of the Metre Convention since 1878.
Technically they do. The US units are defined by the metric system, and they are full members of the Metre Convention since 1878.