The US should officially convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius
By
KevMoo
on May 03, 2008
The US wastes an amazing amount of money and time being one of the few countries that still uses Fahrenheit for temperature. While the conversion will be difficult, the long term benefits far outweigh the cost.
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How?
Won't, but should.
Maybe I'm overly old-fashioned, but I like things the way they are.
You must be new here. In order to be a true part of Jyte, you must respect scientific progress and international standards more than nationalistic traditions.
good one, good one
In all seriousness, no one has answered my question on how it is costing the US a lot of time and money. Time I can see, even though it takes much less than one second on today's computers. And it takes time to input and so on. But money, I don't see.
Maybe because any device made to display temperatures that will potentially be sold in and out of the US needs to be built with a C/F switch? Just like clocks need a 12/24 hour switch (usually done in software though) and American car makers have to put a few milligrams of extra paint on speedometer dials for km/h...