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this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2026
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Isn't the UK just as bad? You have a zoo of units over there. Stone, miles, pints, etc.
The US is the only country that uses non-metric units when doing anything industrial though. I might buy a pint of milk but I'm not going to measure in anything but metres and centimetres.
This is fair. I see no reason to drop feet and inches for day to day use but I'd consider it scandalous if I saw an astronomer using anything but a meter