[GreenLanternCorps]

The Congress authorized the use of metric units in the United States in 1866.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States

However, all attempts at metrication in the United States have failed miserably.

[ThomasThomas]

However, all attempts at metrication in the United States have failed miserably.

With the lone exception of soda, cola or pop depending where you live.