Some speculation about numbers

[Buddlespit]

We tried and failed.

Aye. The only 'metric' I'm familiar with is kilometers, and that's because it's easy to convert to miles in my head (lived in Germany for a few years). I can't quickly convert kilograms to pounds in my head, and god forbid if I have to try C to F...

When we tried it in the 70's, I was young enough to have been indoctrinated. But I have noticed that the metric system is slowly creeping in. Our computers monitor temps in C, our cars use mm bolts and metric measurements for accessories (I spent many a moon looking for a 60mm throttle body for my Dodge Neon).

[Detonate]

If you go to a liquor store in the US, all of the bottles are labeled in milliliters, but most people still order by the old fashioned designations of half-pint, pint, fifth, or quart. For those not familiar with our system a fifth was a very common way to sell liquor and it means one-fifth of a gallon.