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How did America adopt the Fahrenheit system?

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Further, American students have to be trained on two sets of measurements, making basic science education even more difficult. So while Daniel Fahrenheit did the world a solid by inventing a reliable thermometer, his system for measuring temperatures has seen its day. America, it's time to adopt Celsius — and the rest of the metric system. read more

The question is really why didn't we switch to the metric system, like the rest of the rich world at this time. The USA standardized to early, and adopted a crappy standard. read more

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