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Old January 5th, 2004, 02:35 PM
Miles
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Default US going metric?



jj wrote:
what about high school math/science? would kids be taught in Metric
measurements? Would most young people know how big a metre, or a kilogram
is?


I was taught the metric system in the USA in the 70's. I believe they
still teach both. Consumer markets still use the old system but I work
in engineering and use both about equally.