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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

why don't just use metric??????

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

You know how much effort would it take for Americans to change their habits? At least a couple of football fields of effort!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Three eights of a teafuck if you ask me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

The US has required metric for all federally funded contracts since before NASA was founded.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

What, and open USDM to international competition??