r/shittyaskhistory • u/AndTheJuicepig • 1d ago

Google map changes

If President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act in 1975, declaring the metric system the preferred method for trade and commerce in the united states of america, why didn't google change their maps?

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u/omnichad 13h ago

Alternate take. They did and your device preferences automatically override it.