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Is America Actually Metric? (Veritasium) | Is America Actually Metric? (Veritasium) | ||
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSJXC6_qQ8 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSJXC6_qQ8 | ||
Why Doesn't the U.S. Use the Metric System? (Today I Found Out) | |||
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0U-XEmKPKg | |||
Metric: | |||
* Military | |||
* Medical and Pharmesudical | |||
* Foot and Yard are now officially defined by the Meter | |||
* Food Labels | |||
* Drugs like | |||
* Soda | |||
* 10k run | |||
* Science | |||
* International Businesses | |||
Both: | |||
* Rulers | |||
Imperial: | |||
* Road signs | |||
* Small businesses | |||
* Construction | |||
Reasons: | |||
* Costs | |||
* Human psychology | |||
* General public side - little reason to | |||
== Humor == | == Humor == | ||
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Trying to learn UK measurements be like #uk #usa #cultureshock #american #british #livinginuk | Trying to learn UK measurements be like #uk #usa #cultureshock #american #british #livinginuk | ||
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUlrFucgCQ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUlrFucgCQ | ||
== Canada == | |||
Wesbarker - Canadians measure stuff wrong � �� #canada #usa #viral #fypシ | Wesbarker - Canadians measure stuff wrong � �� #canada #usa #viral #fypシ | ||
https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbarker/video/7331554126473514245 | https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbarker/video/7331554126473514245 | ||
Replying to @brodiec83 we have very specific measuring rules in Canada #greenscreen #canada #canpoli #saskpoli #skpoli #manitoba #alberta #steve_boots #manpoli #mbpoli #ontario #mb #abpoli #sask #ont #ontpoli #canpolitt #ab | |||
https://www.tiktok.com/@steve_boots/video/7290914196986891526?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc | |||
https://www.reddit.com/r/Metric/comments/hmyt6a/how_to_measure_things_like_a_canadian/ | |||
https://i.redd.it/0rm9dk0fyg951.jpg | |||
== keywords == | == keywords == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 25 May 2025
Metric Prefixes
Is America Metric?
Is America Actually Metric? (Veritasium) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmSJXC6_qQ8
Why Doesn't the U.S. Use the Metric System? (Today I Found Out) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0U-XEmKPKg
Metric:
- Military
- Medical and Pharmesudical
- Foot and Yard are now officially defined by the Meter
- Food Labels
- Drugs like
- Soda
- 10k run
- Science
- International Businesses
Both:
- Rulers
Imperial:
- Road signs
- Small businesses
- Construction
Reasons:
- Costs
- Human psychology
- General public side - little reason to
Humor
Washington's Dream - SNL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk
Trying to learn UK measurements be like #uk #usa #cultureshock #american #british #livinginuk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUlrFucgCQ
Canada
Wesbarker - Canadians measure stuff wrong � �� #canada #usa #viral #fypシ https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbarker/video/7331554126473514245
Replying to @brodiec83 we have very specific measuring rules in Canada #greenscreen #canada #canpoli #saskpoli #skpoli #manitoba #alberta #steve_boots #manpoli #mbpoli #ontario #mb #abpoli #sask #ont #ontpoli #canpolitt #ab https://www.tiktok.com/@steve_boots/video/7290914196986891526?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
https://www.reddit.com/r/Metric/comments/hmyt6a/how_to_measure_things_like_a_canadian/
