What is the base unit of length in the International System of Units?
Correct answer: Meter
Donna
Bini, I believe it seems too confusing to some of us Americans!
little b
I'm a meter thinner
Queen
Jonesy, Since when is the USA a third world country?
Jonesy
Donna, there are only 3 third-world countries that haven't adopted the metric systemhey are Myanmar, Libya, and the USA
Jonesy
Bini, I guess it is too hard to count to 10
Laura
DkRatz72, Changing is hard. In Canada they switched to metric decades ago, when I was a teenager. I still haven't adjusted.
DkRatz72
Donna, it's much simpler! people just don't want to change.
Petrafirma
Thanks for using both spellings
Bini
Why is it not used in the U.S.???