Could the United States finally adopt the metric system?
Clip: 6/22/2016 | 3m 22s
author Daniel Pink wonders when, if ever, the U.S. might join the rest of the metric world
The United States, Liberia and Myanmar are the only countries in the world that do not officially use the metric system for weights and measurements. On the brink of Thursday’s Brexit vote, author Daniel Pink wonders when, if ever, the U.S. might join the rest of the metric world.
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Could the United States finally adopt the metric system?
Clip: 6/22/2016 | 3m 22s
The United States, Liberia and Myanmar are the only countries in the world that do not officially use the metric system for weights and measurements. On the brink of Thursday’s Brexit vote, author Daniel Pink wonders when, if ever, the U.S. might join the rest of the metric world.
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