You’ve probably heard that the United States, Liberia, and Burma (aka Myanmar) are the only countries that don’t use the metric system (International System of Units or SI). You may have even seen a map that has been incriminatingly illustrated to show how they are out of step with the rest of the world.
Countries that have not “officially” adopted the metric system (The United States, Myanmar, and Liberia) in gray.
Credit: AzaToth [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
It’s a compelling story and often repeated, but you might be surprised to learn that it’s simply untrue!
