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I don't think politicians would ever allow this, especially during these times, since the proposed change would cost millions in change of signs and anything wh

by tmrhmd 14y ago

I don't think politicians would ever allow this, especially during these times, since the proposed change would cost millions in change of signs and anything where the imperial system is used.

davorb 14y ago
You would save that pretty easily in not having to write separate software/everything for the US and for the rest of the world. Not to mention things like http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-30/tech/9909_30_mars.metric.02_1_climate-orbiter-spacecraft-team-metric-system?_s=PM:TECH http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-30/tech/9909_30_mars.metric....