And has an important place in the education system. [If the U.S. converted to metric] we could avoid costly disasters like that embarrassment in 1999.

The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Its use in public life is also on the uptick, as anyone ...

However, the metric system became a passionate issue for anti-E.U. groups in 2000, when European legislation came into force that made it a legal requirement to weigh and measure loose goods under ...

Were Americans to “go metric,” it would almost certainly make Germany and Lithuania feel a little better about themselves. But it would not represent an “easy” transition.

In the 1790s, piracy of a ship carrying metric standards intended for then-U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson played a role in America's decision to not adopt the metric system.

It’s enough that liquor buyers already get ripped off by the metric system: For example, a “fifth” is actually 750 milliliters, slightly less than a true fifth of a gallon.

I know we are in Canada and most of the world is on the metric system, but it's still good to know the imperial system. ... S.A.E./Metric. posted May 24th, 2017 at 10:34 PM.

Metric is the system of internationalism, and those who wish to fight it are against the country going metric. But Mihm told me that “most Americans just don’t really care that much.

Metric is the system of internationalism, and those who wish to fight it are against the country going metric. But Mihm told me that “most Americans just don’t really care that much.

Much to Mitchell’s surprise, her comment about the metric system—officially it’s known as the International System of Units (SI)—evoked a strong reaction. She received a standing ovation ...