That’s when President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act into law. It declared metric “the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce.” ...

Conversions Between Metric System Units Conversions between metric system units are easy because the system is based on powers of ten. For example, there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, 1000 meters in ...

The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Its use in public life is also on the uptick, as anyone ...

Contra Lincoln Chafee, a Transition to the Metric System Would Be Anything but ‘Easy’ (Artem Gorohov/Dreamstime) By Charles C. W. Cooke About Charles C. W. Cooke Follow Charles C. W. Cooke on X ...

THIS diagram of the metric units of length, area and volume is printed on a sheet of paper about 3 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 6 inches. The various measures are shown full size. To be of the greatest ...

Expats and tourists from the United States come to Costa Rica with a handicap. While most of the rest of the world, including Costa Rica, is using the metric system, the U.S., despite several efforts ...