Metric Conversion Research Paper
Ryan Marsden
Block 4 – AP English
Metric Conversion: Weighing Pound for Pound
In 1960, the Treaty of the Meter approved a modern draft of the metric system, Le Système International d’Unités, or the International System of Units, abbreviated SI. This system was designed to allow countries to trade on a unified system of weights, lengths, and other forms of measurements. The United States was committed to unorthodox measurements such as feet, pounds, and gallons. All unstandardized, the American units of measurement became unpopular, and as nations began to switch to the metric system, the United States felt thru pressure to convert.
In 1968, the United States government ordered a study of the system of measurements used in the United States and the feasibility of adopting metric system. The final report stressed the importance of converting to the metric system, because of standardization, globalization, and ease of use. However the government lacked strong enough legislation, resulting in failure of conversion. Failure increased doubts about America’s commitment to metrication, but with increasing competition in the marketplace, and nations adopting the metric system every year, making the conversion became more important. …show more content…
This legislation amending the Metric conversion Act of the 1970s, designating the metric system as the system for trade and commerce. This meant that federal agencies, trade companies, and scientific research required all metric units. The Omnibus treaty did not standardize units in the United States, nor fully convert the nation to the metric system. Shots were given at hospitals measured in CCs (equivalent to a milliliter) while water bottles measured pints. People began mixing up units for volume with units for weight and units of length for units of speed; the country was more confused than
Block 4 – AP English
Metric Conversion: Weighing Pound for Pound
In 1960, the Treaty of the Meter approved a modern draft of the metric system, Le Système International d’Unités, or the International System of Units, abbreviated SI. This system was designed to allow countries to trade on a unified system of weights, lengths, and other forms of measurements. The United States was committed to unorthodox measurements such as feet, pounds, and gallons. All unstandardized, the American units of measurement became unpopular, and as nations began to switch to the metric system, the United States felt thru pressure to convert.
In 1968, the United States government ordered a study of the system of measurements used in the United States and the feasibility of adopting metric system. The final report stressed the importance of converting to the metric system, because of standardization, globalization, and ease of use. However the government lacked strong enough legislation, resulting in failure of conversion. Failure increased doubts about America’s commitment to metrication, but with increasing competition in the marketplace, and nations adopting the metric system every year, making the conversion became more important. …show more content…
This legislation amending the Metric conversion Act of the 1970s, designating the metric system as the system for trade and commerce. This meant that federal agencies, trade companies, and scientific research required all metric units. The Omnibus treaty did not standardize units in the United States, nor fully convert the nation to the metric system. Shots were given at hospitals measured in CCs (equivalent to a milliliter) while water bottles measured pints. People began mixing up units for volume with units for weight and units of length for units of speed; the country was more confused than