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Imperial system and USA
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RE: Imperial system and USA
The origins are from the UK, but the stubborn resistance to an objectively superior system is all 'Murrican.

Plus there is a significant cost to switching, and I don't know that there could be a gradual switch. We are notoriously adverse to spending money on infrastructure, so this also compounds the issue.

Most academically inclined people in America would be on board with the change.
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Imperial system and USA - by rado84 - August 27, 2016 at 2:22 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Jesster - August 27, 2016 at 3:05 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by rado84 - August 27, 2016 at 4:07 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by SteelCurtain - August 27, 2016 at 4:27 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by SteelCurtain - August 27, 2016 at 3:54 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Fidel_Castronaut - August 27, 2016 at 4:01 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by abaris - August 27, 2016 at 5:04 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 27, 2016 at 4:34 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by AFTT47 - August 27, 2016 at 2:41 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by zebo-the-fat - August 27, 2016 at 5:49 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Tiberius - August 27, 2016 at 9:07 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by SteelCurtain - August 27, 2016 at 2:52 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Jackalope - August 27, 2016 at 4:09 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Brian37 - August 27, 2016 at 5:21 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by zebo-the-fat - August 28, 2016 at 6:27 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 27, 2016 at 6:15 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by chimp3 - August 27, 2016 at 6:29 am
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Brian37 - August 27, 2016 at 3:21 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Minimalist - August 27, 2016 at 5:00 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Brian37 - August 27, 2016 at 5:06 pm
RE: Imperial system and USA - by Minimalist - August 27, 2016 at 5:19 pm

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