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Western Europe was more industrialized than we were at the creation of the Metric System, yet they managed. The longer we waited, the more expensive it got. Now
by CapitalistCartr 3y ago
Western Europe was more industrialized than we were at the creation of the Metric System, yet they managed. The longer we waited, the more expensive it got. Now here we are, the last holdout.
- avar 3y ago> Western Europe was more > industrialized than we were[...] One reason for this is that weights and measures in Europe were less standardized at the time. While the US (mostly) used a consistent system, different countries, or even different cities and towns in Europe had incompatible systems when metric was introduced. > Now here we are, the last > holdout. Don't forget Liberia and Myanmar!
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- emodendroket 3y agoStill, industrialization happened before serious metrification drives and that’s what caused the problem. This video discusses it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1OeoBbjwEFg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1OeoBbjwEFg In practice though it’s not as though metric is not used to a significant extent in some contexts even in the US. Your medications do not list the contents of their active ingredients in drams.