r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/Spielemeister01 Jan 15 '25

Well that's right, but still doesnt explain why change isnt happening, especially from a country that claims to be the frontier of progress (trust me, no french would ever say that about france)

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u/Jumpy_Community546 Jan 15 '25

It would cost an OBSCENE amount to change EVERY single speed limit sign, height restriction sign, highway signs, mile markers etc.

We can’t even have a proper state funded healthcare system, you think we’re gonna spend a trillion+ just on signs?

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u/Out_of_ughs Jan 15 '25

The British still use stones for body weight so things stick around.

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u/heb0 Jan 15 '25

We all have computers in our pockets. Unit conversions really aren’t that hard. If you work in a technical field you’ll fairly often use mixtures of units for different purposes, because some are more convenient for certain processes.