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>But what can I say about the rest of US, except that this "dual-system" method is a start in the right direction, and if I had my way, it would go faster. If I (or someone) can locate the US metric-conversion law, maybe there's a "phase 2" coming up, where metric is more dominant on all labels, or similar.>
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http://www.usaid.gov/policy/ads/300/metricact.doc>
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/dates.htm>
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/15/chapters/6/subchapters/ii/sections/section_205b.html>
>HTH
Very interesting references. Let me see if I understood correctly: if all goes well, the United States will have switched to the metric system by 1992 <g>.
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