Americans will measure with anything but the metric system.

[tblue37]

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

1. I remember the U.S. attempting to go metric back in the 1970s.

I couldn't understand why we couldn't make the change. We like things that are convienient and easy to remember. The metric system is based on the numbers 10, 100 and 1,000- what could be easier?

[Skittles]

3. I was in England when they changed from base 12 to 10

you would have thought the world was ending......

[EYESORE 9001]

2. Previous attempts to teach the metric system focused on conversion of units

which never made sense to me. My high school science classes used metric; just pick a measurement system and stick with it.

[House of Roberts]

4. I started a machinist job at a Swiss-based company in 1979.

They of course used metric machine drawings, and all the machines and measuring tools were metric. It actually wasn't difficult since there were no conversions needed.

I have bought beer in pint bottles (Sprecher), and in 12 ounce bottles, and in third liter bottles (11.3 ounces). I always feel cheated with the third liter bottles.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. Somewhat related, if you squint just right...

[ Actually, just trying out what seems to be a new feature for posting mastodon stuff. ]

[gibraltar72]

6. Just got my first dedicated metric measuring tools.

I resisted for years. Had digital calipers that could read metric on demand, but always used inch scale for projects. Recently watched a You Tube video of a welder building something that caught my fancy. He zipped off his measurements in metrics so easily marking his cuts. I decided next welding project I did was gonna be done in meters. Ordered a set of Metric rulers and a metric tape measure. Haven't built anything yet, but I'm ready.

[bamagal62]

7. When we lived overseas

I found the easiest way was to just flip my brain and not try to convert. Just to internalize the measurements based on what I needed in real life. Funny, the first 2 things I remember not having to think about were kilometers (how many klicks) while driving and my kids clothing sizes in centimeters! Eventually, it just happened and I didn’t think about it anymore.