Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down12
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minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 months agoUSA uses both, just like the UK and Canada. It’s standard in the states for…medicine, the military, science, and… two-liter beverage bottles.
minus-squareLemmiChanga@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoI can tell you that the military doesn’t use it much in my experience in aircraft maintenance. I rarely ever saw a repair manual use metric.
USA uses both, just like the UK and Canada. It’s standard in the states for…medicine, the military, science, and… two-liter beverage bottles.
I can tell you that the military doesn’t use it much in my experience in aircraft maintenance. I rarely ever saw a repair manual use metric.