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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat does the US have in common, exclusively, with Liberia and Mianmar?
They are the only three countries who have not adopted the Metric system.
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I have an old British car that has imperial, metric, and whitwirth fittings. I was just thinking about that and maybe giving it to one of our kids.
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What does the US have in common, exclusively, with Liberia and Mianmar? (Original Post)
Stinky The Clown
Jun 6
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Bo Zarts
(26,466 posts)1. Q. Why are British cars required by law to leak oil?
A. To keep the roads from rusting.
(I'm the former owner of a 1969 "Bug-eye" Land Rover Series 2A)
Enter stage left
(4,672 posts)2. As a former British sports car mechanic...
Owner and race driver, those of us with knowledge of the cars referred to them as "and oil leak with a wheel on each corner".
Stinky The Clown
(68,969 posts)5. My old British car is the other Bug Eye - a 1959 AH Sprite
Bo Zarts
(26,466 posts)7. Classic!
eppur_se_muova
(42,840 posts)3. Knew it before I clicked. nt
Bluestocking
(869 posts)4. I remember being taught the metric system in school
because supposedly the US was going to switch over. I wonder if they still teach it. I dont think they teach cursive anymore either. What do teachers teach now with all that extra time.
LeftInTX
(34,901 posts)6. Liberia was an offshoot of the US.
I answered 1/2 of the question