WH> But let's ask this.  Must the population change their units because
 WH> pilots might get things wrong?  I'd think the pilots should change join
 WH> the standard and let people drink their pint of beer.

   Good point. No, it's no longer a matter of life and death -- most people
that matters know perfectly well that the US struggles to maintain their own
measures.

   Nowadays it's much more a matter of global communications in the social
community. Take for instance Youtube videos about cooking. When the "recipe"
calls for Fahrenheit, Cups, Pounds, Ounces and whatever, it addresses less than
4% of the world -- and most of the up-loaders aren't even aware of this? They
think that they are using global units?

   The Imperial System is the one thing that divides USA from the rest of the
world. Ask yourself, who benefits from this? Follow the dollar...



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