Measure for Measure Free and Inexpensive Materials on the Metric System

While Thomas Jefferson argued more than two centuries ago that the United States should adopt the metric system for its measurements, the U.S. is today the only industrialized nation of the world which has not done so. The Metric Conversion Act, passed in 1975, allowed for education about metrics, orderly planning and assistance for those interested in metric conversion. Under the Act, metric conversion is entirely voluntary and the metric system has in this country both strong supporters and ardent opponents. Here is a sampling of items that won't break the budget.