> The only metric measurements in the US are in science. I think that is what I said when I said all research done in universities, the military, NASA, etc. is

> The only metric measurements in the US are in science. I think that is what I said when I said all research done in universities, the military, NASA, etc. is done in metric. The point I was trying to make is that the US is more metric than most people think about and has nothing to do with "conservatives". The parts for my car are in metric, the wine I buy is in 750 ml bottles, medicine I take is in metric, 2 liter bottles of cola, illicit drugs (grams or kilos although I don't take that!), etc. Yes there are different units for pressure but the one used by the university I work at is metric.