Spectre@lemmy.mlcake to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 days agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down13
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.mlcake to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 days agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squareartifex@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoOne of the very first things the US govt standardized was the size of screws because it was wreaking havoc with shipbuilding efforts.
One of the very first things the US govt standardized was the size of screws because it was wreaking havoc with shipbuilding efforts.