We’re taught both metric and US customary units in school. I prefer metric for most things, to the point I have a metric-only tape measure among other things.

However, I’ll die on the hill that Fahrenheit is superior for ambient air temperature. 0 degrees to 100 degrees neatly encompasses the range of average surface temperatures seen throughout the year in the contiguous US.

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    13 days ago

    You do realize, that all industries that sell worldwide already did this?

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      12 days ago

      Not US ones. Not the US wing of international ones.

      Seriously, you do not fathom what I’m talking about…

      For ONE example: Road signage. There are millions of mile markers in the US alone. That doesn’t include bigger signs, like, “X service in Y miles”. That doesn’t include a lot.

      Do you know how much each mile marker sign costs, let alone the much bigger signage? Even at tens of dollars, that’s a lot of money, for one type of sign.

      How many industries and other areas of daily life so you think include such verbiage?

      Besides, I already said it’s an effort I think is worth it, so you’re just being a shithead.

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        12 days ago

        Well, Road signs Need to be changed every twenty or so years anyway. So just switch them then. Who cares if the transition takes that long?

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          11 days ago

          Most people with half a brain. Besides, road signs was just one example about cost, not feasability. Other industries, like construction, have a whole lot more invested in specific units.

          Again, yes it’s possible to switch, and I think it’d be worth it, but… again, go convince those industries that do everything possible to save pennies per product and tell them they have to change…