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It seems like an impossibly basic mistake, but confusing micro- and milli- newtons would make the math a lot more reasonable.
by Tossrock 11y ago
It seems like an impossibly basic mistake, but confusing micro- and milli- newtons would make the math a lot more reasonable.
- Bud 11y agoNot impossibly basic at all. Space missions have failed because of these kinds of basic math errors: http://www.wired.com/2010/11/1110mars-climate-observer-report/ http://www.wired.com/2010/11/1110mars-climate-observer-repor...
- oldmanjay 11y agoI almost want another failure so people will stop pulling this out as an all-purpose rhetorical showstopper.