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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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