>Can anyone tell me, why we didn't switch in 1976 to the simple, clean,
>easy-to-use metric system from the backwards, inches/fluid
>ounces/furlongs/quarts/drams/pints/rods/tablespoons/acres/yards/pounds/cups
>system?

We did. It was short circuited by the Reagan Revolution. *L*

Just look at highways built in the late 70's. Like the one from going south
out of Tuscon AZ. All the signs were in Metric with miles subtitles.
After two years in Germany in the late 70's, I still convert quite easily
from English to metric and back. Not a problem.

tim
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