Comment Re:US Metric System (Score 1) 1387
One of the original signatories of the convention of the Metre in 1875 was the USA
The US Customary units in everyday use are defined in terms of metric base units
US Dollars were one of the first decimal currencies
Most of the products you buy are manufactured in Metric and sold in metric but labelled with both metric and US Customary units
The US military and US scientists use metric almost exclusively, and many businesses use metric so they can deal internationally
It's not a case of when you go metric, it's just when are you going to finish....