It's been 230 years since pirates stopped metric in the USwww.theregister.comexternal-link nachtigall ( @nachtigall@feddit.de ) History@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square1fedilinkarrow-up15
arrow-up15external-linkIt's been 230 years since pirates stopped metric in the USwww.theregister.com nachtigall ( @nachtigall@feddit.de ) History@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago message-square1fedilink
minus-square PolandIsAStateOfMind ( @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoWell there were pirates involved but the real reason is conservatism and inertia of US bureocracy.