Why Does the US Use Imperial Units? The Real History The United States still uses imperial units mainly because a serious 1970s push toward metric conversion ran into the enormous

Why Recipes Use Different Measurement Systems Worldwide Recipes use different measurement systems worldwide because two different goals are being served at once: professional and European bakers weigh ingredients in grams

Traveler’s Guide to Quick Unit Conversion Tricks for Travel The quick unit conversion tricks for travel that actually stick: double the Celsius reading and add 30 for a rough Fahrenheit