Death by Inches: The battle over the metric system in America
I wish the article had touched on temperature systems; I feel like Celsius is metric at its weakest. Farenheit has beautiful bands:0's: So cold you have trouble doing anything and just want to warm up immediately10's: Wear a ski jacket with hat and scarf and gloves20's: Wear a ski jacket and hat30's: Wear a ski jacket but leave it open40's: Wear a wool overcoat50's: Wear a heavy jacket60's: Wear a light jacket70's: Leave the jacket home80's: Wear shorts90's: So hot you have trouble doing anything and just want to cool down immediately100+: So hot it's off the scales