Why does this remind me of the Courthouse here?

Way back when they were talking about converting to metric.... they need to do it or not, part of the problem is trying to convert from one to the other. If everything is metric, no need to convert and people will adjust. The problem is the cost to convert.... car seedometers already will provide speed in both MPH and KPH but our odometers are set to miles (perhaps a simple change at the dealer? don't know) all speed limit signs would need to be changed and that's a HUGE expense especially for states on the brink of bankruptcy already. Beverages are already mostly sold by the metric unit altho many have both metric and US volumes designated.

Then think of recipes... what else needs to be converted?????

To hell with metric!

shove the centimeters up where the sun don't shine.

I think they dropped the idea of converting to metric when they began to realize how much the conversion would cost - and how relatively little it would gain.

well they sure put alot of metric fastners on vehicles.

Yeah, that was to spur the economy

They forced us all to buy more wrenches, sockets, etc. Also increased air pollution - the blue air resulting from having the wrong tool set in hand

Yeah my grandpa couldn't change a motor with just a cresent wrench and a screw driver LOL

Now you have to have a metric crescent wrench too!