Cited on HN 5 times, 2017–2022, never outright recommendedscore 0
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HN commenters link it to show that the US is effectively metric because its customary units are defined from SI.
Veritasium explains that the US signed the Metre Convention in 1875 and that all US customary units are officially defined in terms of metric standards. It also touches on the standard kilogram.
The US is one of the original signers of the Metric Treaty, so technically we are metric. And it turns out that our common units are defined in terms of the metric system. [this video]
Shows US common units are defined in terms of metric
I think they needed to take the replicas from other countries like the US to the master one in Paris for comparison every year. Edit: see this Veritasium episode [this video]
Covers the standard kilogram and national replicas
Funny story about that, the US is actually metric [0] Still doesn't stop the nutters from opposing it because it's supposedly a tool by the NWO to take over the world, with the US remaining as sole resistance [1] [0] [this video] [1] [link]
We use metric in the "American Space Program". I cannot think of an engineering or scientific endeavor in the US that DOESN'T use the metric system. The US is officially, metric; ansi converts back for the uneducated. Here's a colorful video: [this video] Here's boring government text: [link]
Colorful explanation that the US is officially metric
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