See here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States
and here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre_Convention
It reads as if the US really does have a problem grasping base 10 :-)
jh
On 8/31/2014 1:19 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
Feet and / or meters for land elevations ................. helps to
accommodate those few who have difficulty with a base 10 measuring system.
Does the US keep exclusively with miles, yards, feet and inches because
too many people have trouble grasping base 10 :-)
No. Blame it on the French. The USA was excluded by the French from
participating in the Metric System.
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