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What makes us so special? | WHY IS AMERICA; THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT DOESNT USE THE METRIC SYSTEM | image tagged in memes,philosoraptor,america,metric | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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2 ups, 6y,
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we actually are not. Liberia, Myanmar, and America are the three countries that use the imperial system
3 ups, 6y,
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I didnt know mynamar used imperial. Srry if that annoyed you.
2 ups, 6y,
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it didn't, i just wanted to put that out there
2 ups, 6y,
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Ok, srry if i didnt get that right. I knew we werent the only country but didnt know about mynamar
1 up, 6y,
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Yeah, but what is the reason?
1 up, 6y,
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So anybody in Antarctica uses imperial? Even people that arent americans?
0 ups, 6y
Actually the scientific community there all uses metric (as they do around the world including the US), but the most tourists and civilian residents are from the US.
0 ups, 6y,
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Actually just checked my facts. Antarctica is gray as it is not a country, is actually the ice-wall around the world, the Mercator projection just shows it incorrectly.
0 ups, 6y,
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Yeh science uses metric as its commonly used, so they can all speak the same language so to say. So antartica is a continent but not a country? Thats the opposite of australia
0 ups, 6y
Actually no, australia is country and continent
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1 up, 6y,
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England uses both. Still use mile per hour for the speed limit and distance.
2 ups, 6y,
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having used both MPH and KmPH, i like MPH better
2 ups, 6y,
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Same. Didnt know england uses it, but mph is better
1 up, 6y,
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Canada uses both as the building trade is still dominated by US products so we still use 2 x 4s (although they are not actually 2" or 4" - don't get me started). We still say PSI for pressure and no one here understand kilopascals.

We also say a pint of beer, which can be 12ozs (traditional Canadian breer bottles), 16ozs US, or 20 UK (what we expect).
1 up, 6y
Wow. Just proves that america is made up of people from everywhere i guess
0 ups, 3mo
You, americans use metric in NASA.
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