Comment on everything actually important is already metric

umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  There was that one time where a NASA mission was ruined because they used the wrong units

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  • CAVOK@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Mars climate orbiter.

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  • bluewing@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    There was that one time QC failed you mean.

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• captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  The Apollo Guidance Computer did all computations in metric and then converted them to display in Standard units for the benefit of the astronauts.

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