Almost every country in the world uses SI Units (metric system) except for the United States. Changing over to SI Units has been discussed many times over the years, but we have never tried to actually do it. Do you think we should start using SI Units in America? Explain your reasoning.

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Almost every country in the world uses SI Units (metric system) except for the United States. Changing over to SI Units has been discussed many times over the years, but we have never tried to actually do it. Do you think we should start using SI Units in America? Explain your reasoning. 

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