Philipp Kalwies Americans measure land area in acres, and length in...
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Philipp Kalwies Americans measure land area in acres, and length in feet. So it's easy for us to visualize an acre of land covered in one foot of water. Metric is certainly more logical and consistent, but the switching costs are high.