• 8adger@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    But if isn’t.

    • start by putting metric units next to the SAE units in the labels
    • Eventually people get used to the units and then you phase out the use of them.

    All science and most of the mechanical engineering is done in metric already. If you have a car made in the last 20 years ask the fasteners are already metric. So it really isn’t that hard…

    • Jyek@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      We already do that. Looking at a bottle of tea I drank earlier today and it says 16FL OZ (473mL) both units are labeled on most things.

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      7 months ago

      Ford still uses SAE bolts/screws for door panels, but not always.I only keep metric sockets and wrenches in my box, but have to keep a 1/4" socket just for the random Ford I have to work on.