Comments on: Map of countries that have not implemented the metric system http://www.sendecki.com/2008/08/14/map-of-countries-that-have-not-implemented-the-metric-system/ Decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Shawnna http://www.sendecki.com/2008/08/14/map-of-countries-that-have-not-implemented-the-metric-system/#comment-654 Shawnna Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:28:38 +0000 http://www.sendecki.com/?p=95#comment-654 Metric system is Way EASYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Metric system is Way EASYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Jeremy Ganey http://www.sendecki.com/2008/08/14/map-of-countries-that-have-not-implemented-the-metric-system/#comment-497 Jeremy Ganey Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:08:16 +0000 http://www.sendecki.com/?p=95#comment-497 Actually, the United States adopted the metric system in 1866,. Indeed, the use of the metric system was made legal in the United States by the Metric Act of 1866.. This law made it unlawful to refuse to trade or deal in metric quantities. Nobody seems to have told the American people though! Except the park rangers, I seem to recall park signs giving heights of mountains in metres (sorry, 'meters') when we were there in 1993, strangely, distances between places were still listed in miles! Actually, the United States adopted the metric system in 1866,. Indeed, the use of the metric system was made legal in the United States by the Metric Act of 1866.. This law made it unlawful to refuse to trade or deal in metric quantities.

Nobody seems to have told the American people though! Except the park rangers, I seem to recall park signs giving heights of mountains in metres (sorry, ‘meters’) when we were there in 1993, strangely, distances between places were still listed in miles!

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