Comments by "Joe R M" (@joermnyc) on "Why America still uses Fahrenheit" video.

  1. Colm Moloney I think I heard one of them was considering going metric...
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  2. Russians: “what...? it’s balmy outside.”
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  3. President Jefferson invited a French expert to bring over a Meter and a Kilogram so we could see if the system was better or not... But the poor Frenchmen’s ship was hijacked by pirates, his examples stolen, and he never made it to the US. Think about that next time you root for Jack Sparrow.
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  4. Having been overseas a few times I don’t mind Metric, you can drive at 100...kph... (which is actually 62mph, that’s why most cars sold here have a “0 to 62” time now btw), but it’s fun to say, “I’m doing 100!” Most manufacturers have already switched if they are selling things outside the us. It’s actually cheaper, since you don’t need to have two sets of parts and tools.
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  5. We rejected British rule, but keep using their old system of units... more or less (the gallon is larger in the UK).
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