I'm curious, has there ever been an attempt
at going metric in the US? e.g. using Celsius?
How do people feel about it?

Metric is widely used in scientific and engineering
situations, in manufacturing, etc., but for everyday
uses (such as temperature) most folks stick with
the system they grew up with.

Often there is dual labelling. For example, a can of
Pepsi will list both ounces and mL; car speedometers
give both miles per hour and kilometers per hour
(although miles is in much bigger type).

I doubt if we'll see much of a push from politicians to
mandate metric for everyday use, as it woulnd't be
popular with the general public. But I think folks are
gradually becoming more comfortable with metric
and we'll see a gradual changeover, although it may
take decades.

James

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