I remember when I was in school, the US converting to the metric system was eminent. Now 35+ years later, I wonder what happened? Here is an interesting history of the attempts at going metric in the US
America's only metric road
I remember that. It would be kind of nice to use the metric system, just because we're one of the very few places that doesn't. But I have to admit that the conversion won't be easy if when it happens. I know a little of it, but only because it was made relevant to me for a while.
Everyone here knows my oldest was a preemie. In the NICU, everything is measured using kilograms and Celsius, which took some getting used to!
When Anya was born, they ran off with her to do all the critical baby stuff. Someone came back in a few minutes and told me a bunch of statistics, including blah blah something something 681 grams. The h€ll? I was having the worst day of my life, pumped full of drugs, and now they were telling me information that hooked up to absolutely nothing in my brain.
681 grams could mean 8 pounds, or it could equal 27 deutschmarks, or maybe 1 field goal and a free throw from the foul line.
I said, and this is a quote, "What does that mean in American?" The answer is one pound, eight ounces.
And in Celsius, you want your temperature around 37 degrees. I learned more vs. cc vs. tsp too, but only because I needed it to measure Anya's medication. So, all that stuff was important for my kid's care. If all the speed limit signs changed kilometers tomorrow, it would take a while to catch up!
I initially skimmed that story about the dogs and thought it said Depp was being quarantined. And I thought it's about time!!
Yeah, he always looks smelly. I know people love him, but he seems filthy every time he appears in public.
....hope they remembered, safety first
