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Re:Make the Metric system the standard in the United States by scotchmi_st on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @08:16AM (#4996476)
The UK managed the switch from imperial to metric okay. It's really not that hard.
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Re:Make the Metric system the standard in the United States by UnoriginalGuy on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @08:22AM (#4996516)
Mostly okay. Our roads are still in miles per hour, and we still sell a "pint."

But at least food labels are all metric.

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Re:Make the Metric system the standard in the United States by davidw on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @08:20AM (#4996500)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication#United_Kingdom

Would indicate that the process has being going on for some 40 years and is still not at all complete. That to me indicates that it's not "easy" either.

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Re:Make the Metric system the standard in the United States by curiousdannii on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @09:47AM (#4996903)
Then look at one of the many other countries that have completed it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication#Chronology_and_stat...
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Re:Make the Metric system the standard in the United States by rmc on Wednesday January 02, 2013 @08:23AM (#4996519)
They still haven't converted. Miles & Miles per hour are still used for driving.
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