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minus-squareDyskolos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoYou guys really go through some lengths (ha!) Just to avoid metric 😁
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·2 months agoSpace is so much cooler in the imperial system!
minus-squareLOLseas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months 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-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months 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.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoAbout 1.3 womp rats.
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.