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Metric mishap caused loss of NASA orbiter (1999)
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y agohttp://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19991212&mode=classic http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=19991212&mode=c...
- thrill 17y agoThat event remains inexcusable.
- techdmn 17y agoI favor going all metric. Knowing all the conversion rates is a pain. I suppose we are making progress, if slowly.
- TNO 17y agoThe problem in the USA though is that the bills passed by congress on the topic have not designated mandatory compliance: http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Metric/lc1136a.cfm http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/Metric/lc1136a.cfm