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Over here in the US, we catch a lot of grief for having never switched to the metric system, but the fact of the matter is, we tried several times. So today let’s talk about the history of metric in the US, all the times that we tried to make the switch, and why each one failed.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Why Haven't We Switched?
5:10 - Early US-Metric History
9:50 - Two Competing Systems of Measurement
10:20 - Tangent Cam
11:13 - The Battle of the Standards
13:11 - Metric in the 20th Century
16:36 - Metrification Today
19:41 - Sponsor - Ground News
LINKS LINKS LINKS
cnbc.com/2015/06/04/why-the-us-hasnt-fully-adopted-the-metric-system.html
snoqap.com/posts/2019/2/22/conversion-to-the-metric-system-what-would-it-cost
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=0ED4F2378156194C5A8B957E0FE10B2D?doi=10.1.1.385.2748&rep=rep1&type=pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_cent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_for_Establishing_Uniformity_in_the_Coinage,_Weights,_and_Measures_of_the_United_States
books.google.com/books?id=k-oVFwedjD4C&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q&f=false
govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-0adbb6ace3b9fcbb09cd7fd0fbd5f76e/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-0adbb6ace3b9fcbb09cd7fd0fbd5f76e.pdf
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f13971aa3dddbd7edad60794c132e757fd07102/106_576_3343_2006/master/3343.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=e9bb4ad0f87b1694d7f50d0c2c802d15
youtube.com/watch?v=oPtiu9lB9VQ
snoqap.com/posts/2019/2/22/conversion-to-the-metric-system-what-would-it-cost
cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/america-metric-system/index.html
news.gallup.com/poll/356939/support-legal-marijuana-holds-record-high.aspx
virginialawyer.vsb.org/publication/?i=780538&article_id=4493185&view=articleBrowser
youtube.com/watch?v=f1FBYgk3svU&t=195s
youtube.com/watch?v=l_1BSf77yCk
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Over here in the US, we catch a lot of grief for having never switched to the metric system, but the fact of the matter is, we tried several times. So today let’s talk about the history of metric in the US, all the times that we tried to make the switch, and why each one failed.
Want to support the channel? Here's how:
Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe
Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join
T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store
Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:
youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew
And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe:
youtube.com/channel/UCJzc7TiJ2nnuyJkUpOZ8RKA
You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF
Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq
Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V
Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks:
https://ts.la/joe74700
Follow me at all my places!
Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Why Haven't We Switched?
5:10 - Early US-Metric History
9:50 - Two Competing Systems of Measurement
10:20 - Tangent Cam
11:13 - The Battle of the Standards
13:11 - Metric in the 20th Century
16:36 - Metrification Today
19:41 - Sponsor - Ground News
LINKS LINKS LINKS
cnbc.com/2015/06/04/why-the-us-hasnt-fully-adopted-the-metric-system.html
snoqap.com/posts/2019/2/22/conversion-to-the-metric-system-what-would-it-cost
https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=0ED4F2378156194C5A8B957E0FE10B2D?doi=10.1.1.385.2748&rep=rep1&type=pdf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_cent
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_for_Establishing_Uniformity_in_the_Coinage,_Weights,_and_Measures_of_the_United_States
books.google.com/books?id=k-oVFwedjD4C&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q&f=false
govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-0adbb6ace3b9fcbb09cd7fd0fbd5f76e/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-0adbb6ace3b9fcbb09cd7fd0fbd5f76e.pdf
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f13971aa3dddbd7edad60794c132e757fd07102/106_576_3343_2006/master/3343.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=e9bb4ad0f87b1694d7f50d0c2c802d15
youtube.com/watch?v=oPtiu9lB9VQ
snoqap.com/posts/2019/2/22/conversion-to-the-metric-system-what-would-it-cost
cnn.com/2022/06/12/politics/america-metric-system/index.html
news.gallup.com/poll/356939/support-legal-marijuana-holds-record-high.aspx
virginialawyer.vsb.org/publication/?i=780538&article_id=4493185&view=articleBrowser
youtube.com/watch?v=f1FBYgk3svU&t=195s
youtube.com/watch?v=l_1BSf77yCk
