Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
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In the U.S., we didn't have scale, and without scale, it's difficult to operate.
Canadians can easily 'pass for American' as long as we don't accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car.
In my sport, we're measured in millimeters and fractions of millimeters.
The last time Congress seriously addressed the notion of creating a way to keep track of America's guns was 1968.
Plenty of gun opponents have pointed out the obvious: that the Founding Fathers could never have envisioned the kinds of 'arms' that exist today - Washington, Jefferson, and the rest had never even seen a bullet. Musket balls for guns that required constant reloading were the 'arms' of the day.
All 50 states had the same national economy. And on virtually any measurement you wish to look at, Michigan has moved up and improved against the others.
It's time that Americans dealt seriously with guns, getting in place strong and appropriate measures - there is no excuse for anything but the strictest controls.
Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry.
Vanity metrics are the numbers you want to publish on TechCrunch to make your competitors feel bad.
I'm not familiar with the metric system.