The United States is exceptional: it is the only fully industrial country in the world which has not adopted the metric system. In fact, the United States and Liberia (which was created by the United States) are the only two countries in the world which do not use the metric system. A short explanation of the American system follows.
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 ton = 2,000 pounds
This is not a complete list of the measurements used in the United States, but is simply a sampling.
Our question for the day is: how do you feel about the metric system?
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