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This is completely insane. The "Imperial System" (and the even looser defined US system) has no advantages vs SI. It confuses mass and weight. That disqualifies it right from the start.

Have you ever done thermodynamics in US/Imperial units? Horrifying, enough to make you swear off everything heat- and steam-related for life.

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Well considering that the article says that they plan on allowing SHOPS to sell produce in pounds and ounces, I think we're okay. Unless there's an emergency need for someone to do some banana thermodynamics, in which case we're doomed.

This move could decrease literacy of kids who will get less exposed to SI.

You could stop at "literacy". As soon as you're interested in systems that move, weight stops being relevant, and mass becomes important.

How important is knowing the difference between mass and weight when you are buying bananas?

It depends on the planet you are on.

Knowing the difference between mass and weight is important. Otherwise, you will be constantly confused and unable to understand any physical system, even at a Newtonian level.

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