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At least the UK converted to the world standard. Of course these things take time. Of course older people (who have been used to the imperial standard for decad

by ulfw 12y ago

At least the UK converted to the world standard. Of course these things take time. Of course older people (who have been used to the imperial standard for decades) will have a harder time converting. That's normal. But the UK did it/tries. The US doesn't even bother. Their attempt back in the 70s/80s was half-hearted at best. And then they just gave up.

pjc50 12y ago
The UK conversion was only really done because it's an EU requirement, some people are still unhappy with it, and the vernacular is still using the Imperial measurements. Fortunately the scientific community gave up on the foot-pound-second system and has switched. But we're still using plenty of connectors based on 0.1inch spacing, and PCBs designed in "mils" (thousandths of an inch). (In Orwell's 1984, he makes a point of having a bystander in a pub complaining about beer being served in liters. Just another symbol of dystopia. Some people still think like that.)