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Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric

Why Americans Won’t Give an Inch on Metric

Margins of Error · CNN Podcasts

June 7, 202240m 8s

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Show Notes

Harry goes the extra “yard” to find out why the United States is one of the few countries that hasn’t gone metric. Americans seem more than content in a hybrid world of liters AND gallons. Why can’t we choose one form of measurement? It turns out there’s a lot of national pride and history wrapped up in our inches and pounds — not to mention money and politics.

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