2006-09-21 09:01:00 · 7 answers · asked by jessiebrenn 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
good question. No answer.
It will be easier once we are no longer a manufacturing country, as all of our tooling is in SAE.
There was a big push for it when I was a kid in the 70's- but it didn't take.
2006-09-21 09:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by Morey000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only, and particularly noticeable holdout to full metrication is the United States and, to a lesser degree, the United Kingdom, mainly due to public attachment to the "traditional" units.
2006-09-21 09:04:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They already constructed many machines that operate with the traditonal system, but the more they introduce new equipment with metric measuremente the more they will adapt, but while that doesn´t happen, it never will.
2006-09-21 09:27:16 · answer #3 · answered by copita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't need to. Everthing works just fine as it is.
We use metrics when we have to, medicine and foriegn cars.
2006-09-21 09:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by rjf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They tried,like thirty years ago.American`s are just stubborn.
And different and proud of it!
2006-09-21 09:14:19 · answer #5 · answered by Rich B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we're stubborn, stubborn people. And we like fractions.
2006-09-21 09:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by lcraesharbor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno buddy. that's a question i've been looking for someone to answer. but I heard this guy at work say something like "because we just want to be difficult", and i totally agree with him. Of course, he's american.
2006-09-21 09:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by k_o_bigtime 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋