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		detritus on July 1, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ancient weights helped create Europe’s first marke... > But adoption of the metric system has stalled so clearly in the short term there are various competing forces Presumably this is from an American perspective? Even here in Ye Olde Englande we mostly defer to metric, even if there are some deeply embedded imperial measures, such pints of ale and milk or miles on pathways... .

refurb on July 1, 2021 [–]

The US adopted the following long ago: metric fasteners for vehicles, metric for scientific research, metric for a lot of engineering.

The only places I know it’s not commonly used in business is machining and civil engineering.

And obviously consumer facing measures, but that’s a domestic issue.

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