Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 days agoWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?message-squaremessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up195
arrow-up195message-squareWhy is the USA the only country that doesn’t use the metric system?Spectre@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 7 days agomessage-square91linkfedilink
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·7 days agoUSA uses both, just like the UK and Canada. It’s standard in the states for…medicine, the military, science, and… two-liter beverage bottles.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoSoft drinks in general. A can is 255ml, a bottle is 500ml, a big bottle is 2L
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 days agoConvenience store wise, a can of Coke is 12 ounces and a bottle is 20 ounces in the states. They have the volume in ml on the bottle though. Grocery stores have 1l, 16.9oz, 12oz bottles, and 7.5oz cans. It’s all over the map.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoContainers of Specific Volumes For industry.
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoCould have sworn it was 330
minus-squareLemmiChanga@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI can tell you that the military doesn’t use it much in my experience in aircraft maintenance. I rarely ever saw a repair manual use metric.
USA uses both, just like the UK and Canada. It’s standard in the states for…medicine, the military, science, and… two-liter beverage bottles.
Soft drinks in general. A can is 255ml, a bottle is 500ml, a big bottle is 2L
Convenience store wise, a can of Coke is 12 ounces and a bottle is 20 ounces in the states. They have the volume in ml on the bottle though.
Grocery stores have 1l, 16.9oz, 12oz bottles, and 7.5oz cans.
It’s all over the map.
Containers of Specific Volumes For industry.
Ah yes, CSVFI.
355 for the standard aluminum can irc
Could have sworn it was 330
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I can tell you that the military doesn’t use it much in my experience in aircraft maintenance. I rarely ever saw a repair manual use metric.