[Jedi Master Pikachu]

The metric system is much easier to use. If an American had invented it, the United States probably would have already changed over.

Still, the decision should be up to the people--in this case, the British people.

[LeGrande]

The metric system is much easier to use. If an American had invented it, the United States probably would have already changed over.

Well that depends : ) My wife took a cooking class in France and lo and behold they used cups, teaspoons, etc. The Metric system just doesn't adapt very well to cooking. It is great for decimals, but not for fractions and proportions.

My main complaint with both systems is that they don't use knots. A nautical mile is a much better reference when it comes to navigation than a meter or a mile and guess what? Everyone uses it! Can anyone say hypocrites?

[null and void]

If an American had invented it, the United States probably would have already changed over.

We did invent the first metric system. We use it (base 10) for our money. None of this silly pounds, shillings, pence, for the former colonies!

Note that base 10 money has taken over the world...