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Liberia is an interesting case. The country was founded with the intent to return American slaves to freedom and to Africa.
"... The three countries which are not using the metric system are Liberia, Myanmar, and of course… the United States of America. ...
In 1866, an act of Congress signed into law by President Andrew Johnson made it “lawful throughout the United States of America to employ the weights and measures of the metric system in all contracts, dealings or court proceedings.” The act, however, was merely an act of recognition, which didn’t necessarily translate into practical use. ...
American companies had to make twin labels, train workers and students on both systems and re-purpose thousands of machines across various industries. The costs were, and still are, enormous. With this in mind, some Congressmen proposed the US finally switch to metric. In 1971, the U.S. National Bureau of Standards issued a report titled “A Metric America”, recommending that the U.S. transition to the metric system over the course of ten years. In response, Congress enacted the Metric Conversion Act in 1975 to commence the conversion process. However, the implementation was extremely lacking — someone had the bright idea to strip out the 10-year deadline and make the conversion voluntary ...
The UK switched to metric in 1965, and this happened only because the industry forced it. UK companies were simply having too much of a hard time trading with European countries. Even 50 years later, many Britons still refuse to move entirely to metric. Distances are still measured in miles, yards and inches, weight in pounds and stones; liquids in pints and gallons. ...
In the U.S. Customary System, a.k.a. the inch-pound system, there are more than 300 different units that exist to measure various physical quantities. Many of those units use the same name but have very different meanings."
In 1866, an act of Congress signed into law by President Andrew Johnson made it “lawful throughout the United States of America to employ the weights and measures of the metric system in all contracts, dealings or court proceedings.” The act, however, was merely an act of recognition, which didn’t necessarily translate into practical use. ...
American companies had to make twin labels, train workers and students on both systems and re-purpose thousands of machines across various industries. The costs were, and still are, enormous. With this in mind, some Congressmen proposed the US finally switch to metric. In 1971, the U.S. National Bureau of Standards issued a report titled “A Metric America”, recommending that the U.S. transition to the metric system over the course of ten years. In response, Congress enacted the Metric Conversion Act in 1975 to commence the conversion process. However, the implementation was extremely lacking — someone had the bright idea to strip out the 10-year deadline and make the conversion voluntary ...
The UK switched to metric in 1965, and this happened only because the industry forced it. UK companies were simply having too much of a hard time trading with European countries. Even 50 years later, many Britons still refuse to move entirely to metric. Distances are still measured in miles, yards and inches, weight in pounds and stones; liquids in pints and gallons. ...
In the U.S. Customary System, a.k.a. the inch-pound system, there are more than 300 different units that exist to measure various physical quantities. Many of those units use the same name but have very different meanings."
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