Synopsis
The tribulations of converting to the metric system.
History
First publication: Vertex, August 1974
Review
Actually more of an essay than a story, this is just a light-hearted look at the challenges of switching to the metric system. There was a time when the U.S.A. seriously considered adopting it and doing away with the old English system of measurement. This never came to fruition.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, Volume 2, Number 3, August 1974, edited by Donald J. Pfeil, magazine, Mankind Publishing, 1974-08-00
