The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWait, not like thatlemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
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minus-squaremaniclucky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoCitation 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.
minus-squareonion@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months ago 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
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.
From the article you linked