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And only some of the bullets.
Some of them we disguise the metric cause it’s anathema to us, 30 aught 6 for instance.
Look at what we’ve done just to not have to refer to millimeters!
30-06 is a 30 cal bullet which should be 300 thou but is really 308 thousandths of an inch and is commonly designated a 7.62 mm NATO which it isn’t because that’s measured at the inside of the lands, so its actually 7.82mm.
Simple.
7.62 NATO isn’t the same thing as 30-06. 7.62 NATO refers to a specific cartridge, not the bullet projectile itself. It’s the same as .308 Winchester. 7.62x51mm.
30-06 is 7.62x63mm
Damn, you’re right.
I think it started for the same reason we have metric tools; foreign imports.
I wish the US had made the switch to metric back in the 70’s. I remember having to learn it in grade school, and there seemed to be a push for it, but never went anywhere. I now work as a chemist where everything is done in metric, but then go back to US measures once I punch out for the day. Would be nice to have a single system instead.
back in the '70s*
Right? OP paid attention in math class but not in English.
That’s not true. We also use it in medicine. To measure, in mm, our progress to universal healthcare.
Also drugs. You just try buying meth in imperial.
That’s not fair. We also use it to weigh drugs
Only below 3ish grams or above 1000 grams though.
It’s also used in measuring soft drinks like the 2 liter bottle
I recently converted all my recipes to metric and now I dump everything in a bowl on a scale. Total game changer.
That is because weight is more accurate than volume.
Volume was previously used because the measuring tools were cheaper and easier to use than a scale.
But what if you cook on the moon? Checkmate!
The United States has been on the Metric system since the late 1800s like every other Western country.
In what useful sense?
The units Americans use (Miles, feet, cups, ounces, etc.) actually are Metric units. They’re just not the standard ones. Because, again, The United States has been on the Metric system since the late 1800s like every other Western country.
Citation needed. Those are United States customary units per Wikipedia. Often incorrectly named Imperial units, but this is the first time I’ve seen it argued they are metric.
Also, The Metric Conversion Act happened in 1975, so not since the late 1800s. It also carves out that use of metric is voluntary.
The majority of U.S. customary units were redefined in terms of the meter and kilogram with the Mendenhall Order of 1893 and, in practice, for many years before
From the article you linked
