TIL: The Metic Conversion Act
May. 11th, 2018 01:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brumkaThe Metric Conversion Act is an Act of Congress that U.S. President Gerald Ford signed into law on December 23, 1975.[1] It declared the metric system "the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in all activities. As Ford's statement on the signing of the act emphasizes, all conversion was to be "completely voluntary."[2] The Act also established the United States Metric Board with representatives from scientific, technical, and educational institutions, as well as state and local governments to plan, coordinate, and educate the American people for the Metrication of the United States.
Что привело к появлению такого знака на 19ой дороге
Что привело к появлению такого знака на 19ой дороге
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Date: 2018-05-11 07:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-05-11 07:23 pm (UTC)а в авиации футы, как ни крути.
традиции, что поделаешь
вон, у японцев свои, правда, устаревшие меры длины
даже у шведов свои мили (которыми до сих пор изредка пользуются в обиходе - сам слышал).