Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up195
arrow-up195message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squareartifex@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month 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.