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Hacker News 50 @hn50@social.lansky.name

1/21/2026, 1:25:07 PM

Public

The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric (2025)

Link: https://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/blog/testingmeasuring/the-super-slow-conversion-of-the-us-to-metric
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46704223

The super-slow conversion of the U.S. to metric

When the U.S. made the transition to the metric system voluntary in the 1970s, that effectively hamstrung the country’s move to metric. While most other manufacturers in the world only have to deal with the centimeter side of the ruler, U.S. metal fabricators have to use both sides.

www.thefabricator.com

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