Why does Amerca still use the Imperial measurements system?

And are the Space shuttles measured by Metric or Imperial sysytem when they go back for re-fits?

Why does Amerca still use the Imperial measurements system?
There is a slow but gradual process of change over to the SI system. The change requires revising and editing millions of documents, textbooks, and educational courses. Schools must change their curriculum and every street sign, road marker, and map in the US would have to be revised.





This is a major undertaking and will costs BILLIONS of dollars. It will not happen overnight. NASA does everything in Metric.
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Reply:The answer is simple. Would a women prefer to say her measurements are 36 - 24 - 36 or 100 - 67 - 100.





In the US women rule, so we will never go metric as long as our women have a say.
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"Why does the USA still use the Imperial measurements system?"?





Do we? Cause we like it %26amp; we can?





Perhaps it insures knock-offs from 'other' places won't pass our performance standards %26amp; tests!





Wonder what goes in South America? Wait a minute, oh yeah, I fergot...I don't care!





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Reply:History. There a lot of equipment still in service using inch measurements and a lot of people familiar with them. However in some (perhaps many) industries in the US do make extensive use of the metric (SI) system, aerospace would be one. Since the space shuttle was devolved some time ago, I'm not sure about what system was used, but I'd guess metric (SI) is by far most likely.

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