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minus-squareDyskoloslinkfedilinkEnglish17•20 days agoYou guys really go through some lengths (ha!) Just to avoid metric 😁
minus-square@AtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish40•19 days agoSpace is so much cooler in the imperial system!
minus-square@LOLseas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish6•19 days agoWasn’t there a satellite that got lost in space due to EU/US teams disagreeing on the tracking units of measurement? I feel like I read this at some point…
minus-square@AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish7•19 days agoAssuming you’re thinking of the Mars Climate Orbiter, it crashed into Mars. Of course it’s possible there’s been more than one metric/imperial issue.
You guys really go through some lengths (ha!) Just to avoid metric 😁
Space is so much cooler in the imperial system!
Wasn’t there a satellite that got lost in space due to EU/US teams disagreeing on the tracking units of measurement? I feel like I read this at some point…
Assuming you’re thinking of the Mars Climate Orbiter, it crashed into Mars.
Of course it’s possible there’s been more than one metric/imperial issue.
You nailed it. Thanks!
DAMN…point taken :-)
About 1.3 womp rats.