The US Actually BEAT Europe to Metric - In One Specific Way
Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/joescott Over here in the US, we catch a lot of grief for having never switched to the metric system, but the fact of the matter is, we tried several times. So today let’s talk about the history of metric in the US, all the times that we tried to make the switch, and why each one failed. Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: / answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: / @joescott T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: / @joescott-tmi And my podcast channel, Conversations With Joe: / @conversationswithjoe You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: https://ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: / answerswithjoe TikTok: / answerswithjoe Facebook: / answerswithjoe Twitter: / answerswithjoe TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Why Haven't We Switched? 5:10 - Early US-Metric History 9:50 - Two Competing Systems of Measurement 10:20 - Tangent Cam 11:13 - The Battle of the Standards 13:11 - Metric in the 20th Century 16:36 - Metrification Today 19:41 - Sponsor - Ground News LINKS LINKS LINKS https://www.cnbc.com/2015/06/04/why-t... https://www.snoqap.com/posts/2019/2/2... https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugio_cent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_fo... https://books.google.com/books?id=k-o... https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/G... https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4f1397... • Arizona - Interstate 19 (I-19) Kilometer S... https://www.snoqap.com/posts/2019/2/2... https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/12/politi... https://news.gallup.com/poll/356939/s... https://virginialawyer.vsb.org/public... • Cate Blanchett Thinks Americans Should Use... • Thomas Edison Did NOT Record The First Sound!

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