Best Tools for Liquid Measurements To measure liquids, you'll need a set of liquid measuring cups. You'll also need a set of measuring spoons. Measuring cups are made of clear glass or plastic and ...

And Chafee isn’t the first to suggest the switch. In fact, U.S. politicians and advocates have been trying to introduce the metric system for pretty much as long as the country has existed: none ...

For the P-metric equivalent, let's take a P265/75R15. In this case, the 265 is the tire's width at the tread and 75 is the ratio of the tire's sidewall height to the width, or in other words, the ...

The US lives in a metric gray area. It has a few laws requiring that consumer goods list both metric and US customary measures, but it still remains isolated in its US customary measures bubble ...

But the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 was voluntary, “so the government really didn’t force anybody to go metric,” Hillger says, though it did permit companies to make the switch.

I was at the supermarket recently when I took note of something my eyes had passed thousands of times before. The cans of my favorite sodas were 12 ounces, while the bottles were 2 liters.

The issue continued to get tossed around, however. Then around the late 1870s, U.S. manufacturers of high-end machine tools effectively blocked the country’s metric conversion.

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 ...