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by heresie-dabord 1608 days ago
The Liberia, Myanmar, and USA still use the imperial system of measure.[1]

It is fascinating to see a generation of people insist on the wrong thing simply because they don't understand the right/better thing.

Or because it is of foreign origin.[2] There have been dangerous incidents because of conversion failure.[3]

[1] https://www.statista.com/chart/18300/countries-using-the-met...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_opposition#Metrica...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication#Accidents_and_inci...