Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 hours agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down12
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 8 hours agomessage-square41linkfedilink
minus-squareartifex@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoThere was a stretch of the Florida coast that had metric in the late 90s and early 2000s, but people kept stealing the speed limit signs. They also had a problem with people misunderstanding 100kph (about 60mph) and doing 100mph instead.
There was a stretch of the Florida coast that had metric in the late 90s and early 2000s, but people kept stealing the speed limit signs. They also had a problem with people misunderstanding 100kph (about 60mph) and doing 100mph instead.