Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
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minus-squareartifex@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 hours agoOne of the very first things the US govt standardized was the size of screws because it was wreaking havoc with shipbuilding efforts.
One of the very first things the US govt standardized was the size of screws because it was wreaking havoc with shipbuilding efforts.