metrication in england

Everybody has heard the Americans don't have the metric system.  Like a lot of things we've heard, it's not totally true, and to the extent that it is true, there's a story behind it.  

Part one introduced the thoughts behind the metric system from the perspective of someone puzzled that everyone thinks we still use hogsheads and firkins. 

In this episode all the barriers to American metrication are exposed.  The outside world was surprisingly finicky in its quest for a standard, and America was usually ahead of the world. Too bad America was not in charge.

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Everybody has heard the Americans don't have the metric system.  Like a lot of things we've heard, it's not totally true, and to the extent that it is true, there's a story behind it.  

Part one introduces the thoughts behind the metric system from the perspective of someone puzzled that everyone thinks we still use hogsheads and firkins. 

Just like us - you're not all metric either.  And just like you, we're as metric as we need to be.

Commentary on trending issues brought to you with a moderate perspective.