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This is great! I got a chuckle though that this is for the US only, but it shows distance in km instead of miles. I'd love it if we changed to metric but I don'
by Urgo 5y ago
This is great! I got a chuckle though that this is for the US only, but it shows distance in km instead of miles. I'd love it if we changed to metric but I don't see that happening any time soon.
- mulmen 5y agoThe United States was one of the original signatories of the Metre Convention [1]. The metric system has been the foundation of all US measures since 1893 [2,3]. School children in the United States have learned both systems for decades. Ford trucks have metric bolts. The US military uses the metric system. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_Stat... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_customary_units [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendenhall_Order https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendenhall_Order
- perryizgr8 5y agoIt will happen if we keep making new things (like this tool) that use km instead of miles.
- samlearner 5y agoThat's the form the data came in and when it came time to convert it, I figured it might be better not to.