alt Hacker NewsCanada also changed over in the 1970s. I was told as a kid that the US had planned to switch with us but backed out at the last minute. I'm not sure if that's true or not. Today, the imperial system holds on in a few places, like heights and weights of people (although not at the hospital) and cooking temperatures.
> Today, the imperial system holds on in a few places, like heights and weights of people (although not at the hospital) and cooking temperatures.
Construction: "two-bys" are used, with 16/19.2/24" offsets for studs and such (though the building code has millimetre equivalents).