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According to US law SI has been the preferred system of weights and measures for US trade and commerce". The transition was not mandatory, so nothing happened.
by Nokinside 4y ago
According to US law SI has been the preferred system of weights and measures for US trade and commerce". The transition was not mandatory, so nothing happened.
- Semaphor 4y agoIt’s like how they made yyyy-MM-dd the law in Germany for official communications. No one cared, so they changed it to make it optional when used within Germany or when there is no ambiguity a few years later :D
- ygra 4y agoDIN 5008 should be required reading for anyone ;-) I do care, though, and use ISO 8601 almost exclusively in writing. And I do know a few others. Perhaps things will change eventually.
- Semaphor 4y agoBy "no one", I meant those that were supposed to use it: Government officials ;) I personally use it as well, and so does my workplace, surprisingly.
- Ma8ee 4y agoWe have been using it in Sweden as long as I can remember.
- WastingMyTime89 4y agoNothing happened because the US decided to elect Reagan and the plan was effectively shelved.