Will the US ever switch to the metric system?
Will the US ever switch to the metric system? The United States has official legislation for metrication; however, conversion was not mandatory and many industries chose not to convert, and unlike other countries, there is no governmental or major social desire to implement further metrication. When did America try to switch to the metric system? 1975 The US tried (and failed) to go metric in 1975 Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 at about the same time many other countries were also switching over. It created the United States Metric Board to educate people about the metric system...