More countries using Imperial measurements

Best way to do this is to hurt the metric using areas hard

Essentially put France, Germany, Italy and the Low countries in a bad position where they won't be exporting/importing anything for awhile, around 1870-1900 or so, an early WWI, very limited might do it

With trade with metric nations as less of a factor, nations may switch to imperial for convenience, want to sell to the US or British Empire, you'd better use Imperial, want to buy industrial equipment in metric, too bad only Imperial's available, want to modernize your military, only weapons available are in Imperial measures

This makes Imperial have a number of advantages and be more competitive

Also a happier break up of the British Empire would help, Imperial gets less tarred with the Imperialism brush
 
Best way to do this is to hurt the metric using areas hard

Essentially put France, Germany, Italy and the Low countries in a bad position where they won't be exporting/importing anything for awhile, around 1870-1900 or so, an early WWI, very limited might do it

With trade with metric nations as less of a factor, nations may switch to imperial for convenience, want to sell to the US or British Empire, you'd better use Imperial, want to buy industrial equipment in metric, too bad only Imperial's available, want to modernize your military, only weapons available are in Imperial measures

This makes Imperial have a number of advantages and be more competitive

Also a happier break up of the British Empire would help, Imperial gets less tarred with the Imperialism brush
That does not give a pod for that to happend.
 
That does not give a pod for that to happend.
Just putting down the general ideas, leave room for someone else to adapt this to their needs

This is a long term trend, without completely killing it off or wrecking Napoleonic France, there aren't many simple PODs that can do more than take a single nation out of it
 
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This is a long term trend, without completely killing it off or wrecking Napoleonic France, there aren't many simple PODs that can do more than take a single nation out of it


Again, I'm not just looking for taking out the Metric system totally. Just how maybe a few more than the current # of nations using Imperial can use Imperial?

For example, if people post five different PODs for five different countries, that's fine too.
 
Again, I'm not just looking for taking out the Metric system totally. Just how maybe a few more than the current # of nations using Imperial can use Imperial?

For example, if people post five different PODs for five different countries, that's fine too.
Okay wasn't sure

Another way is to take any POD that makes WWII in Europe substantially worse, with Continental Europe and the USSR of less import there is less economic reason for former British empire countries to switch, likewise less reason for the UK to switch
 
Have the Metric System be seen as more political, with anti-French countries refusing to adopt it or abandoning it.

Another one would be for the Brits and Americans (Philippines) to establish actual schools for the population teaching the basics in their colonies and territories before the 20th century, which would crete generations who grew-up using Imperial.
 
Another possibility is to create another competing international measurement system. If there is both a Metric System and a Sistemo Universala, maybe neither one would be big enough to reach a tipping point, and the Imperial system can stay strong.
 
Another possibility is to create another competing international measurement system. If there is both a Metric System and a Sistemo Universala, maybe neither one would be big enough to reach a tipping point, and the Imperial system can stay strong.

Yeah. I think that this is the best solution for saving the Imperial system. Maybe get something like this going:

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If there's no single alternative, people will probably just stick with what their used to, which is Imperial.
 
In OTL almost all countries have adopted metric system. Only a very few countries stick on to the imperial or other old systems. This occured due to the rational basis and convenience of the metric system. The imperial system is very inconvenient and complex and very difficult for calculations. Those people who stick on to the imperial system are ultra-conservative idiots.
 
In OTL almost all countries have adopted metric system. Only a very few countries stick on to the imperial or other old systems. This occured due to the rational basis and convenience of the metric system. The imperial system is very inconvenient and complex and very difficult for calculations. Those people who stick on to the imperial system are ultra-conservative idiots.

Why so? Metric is great for math and science but it's extremely awkward for day to day household measurements. Especially length. Seems like all you need to do to keep Metric more limited is have user friendly, intuitiveness and household use be used more than ease of calculation, math and science in deciding what system to use.
 
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In OTL almost all countries have adopted metric system. Only a very few countries stick on to the imperial or other old systems. This occured due to the rational basis and convenience of the metric system. The imperial system is very inconvenient and complex and very difficult for calculations. Those people who stick on to the imperial system are ultra-conservative idiots.

Calling 500 million people iditos is not very nice.

Incidentally, you also realize you just insulted half the board, right?
 
I am sorry if anyone feel hurt by the remarks and apologize for the same. No insult was meant and it was made as a joke. I have read that countries like United Kingdom has approved metric system officially but the old practice persists in some areas. People continue to stick on to the old and familiar system even when the gvernments introduce new laws.
 
I am sorry if anyone feel hurt by the remarks and apologize for the same. No insult was meant and it was made as a joke. I have read that countries like United Kingdom has approved metric system officially but the old practice persists in some areas. People continue to stick on to the old and familiar system even when the gvernments introduce new laws.

The United Kingdom officially adopted Metric, however next to no one uses it outside of stuff related to math and science, and the government really does'nt try and encourage its use since they realized it was futile to do so pretty early on.

Likewise Canada is officially Metric, but people still use Imperial, though in Canada's case they either use them side by side or intermix them, using Metric for some things and Imperial for others.

I'm not sure about Australia and New Zealand, but I imagine they're most likely the same as Canada.

Liberia uses Imperial do to its close political and cultural ties to the United States.

Sierra Leone officially has the Metric System, but primarily uses the Imperial system, having apparently only adopted Metric to fulfill a regional treaty on a multinational river.

In the United States we use Metric for some things, however we overwhelmingly use American Standard Units and the few times any level of government has tried to introduce Metric (the last time being the 1970's) it's been vehemently opposed by the public.
 
The United Kingdom officially adopted Metric, however next to no one uses it outside of stuff related to math and science, and the government really does'nt try and encourage its use since they realized it was futile to do so pretty early on.
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most people use it to some extent. THings are very mixed.
We still use miles, tend to give our weight in stone (this one seems to be changing. Possibly due to nobody knowing anything about pounds) and height in feet but otherwise....I can't think of too many places where we use imperial beyond vague sayings (I missed by an inch) and all that.
We are far more metric than we are imperial. Most people under 30 have no idea how inches, yards, feet and all that relate. Fahrenheight is purely for the elderly.
With Britain give it time. We're becoming more metric all the time. The only big hurdle is miles.

Incidentally even a lot of totally metric countries still use traditional elements for a lot of things. Swedes still often talk of large distances in terms of mil, a tonne of stuff in Japan uses the traditional calendar and some traditional industries use their own odd measurements, etc...
 
Most people under 30 have no idea how inches, yards, feet and all that relate.

With the exception of knowing how many inches are in a foot, I doubt most American could tell you anything about Yards, apart from it's what we measure out Football Stadiums in.
 
With the exception of knowing how many inches are in a foot, I doubt most American could tell you anything about Yards, apart from it's what we measure out Football Stadiums in.

I would guess the people under 30 might not know but those above will.:eek:
 
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