Reply #7: I understand what your saying...

[Solon]

I remember seeing a video from the 1970's about the US turning metric in high school in the year 1996. This was in gym class of all things, and even the teacher there said we should have done it, but didn't bother, Metric system actually makes more sense. However, I don't think a legislative fiat will make it happen overnight, it is a helpful position, but it should be phased in gradually over time, through the educational system, and then through our official measurements. Government encouragement of the metric system can go a long way, longer than any promise, by any president. I would say that, because of our some of the global trade going on, that it is being phased in already, just not in every aspect of life.