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TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric. (everydayastronaut.com)
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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

why don't just use metric??????

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

You know how much effort would it take for Americans to change their habits? At least a couple of football fields of effort!

[–] isgleas@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

Three eights of a teafuck if you ask me

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 5 months ago

The US has required metric for all federally funded contracts since before NASA was founded.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago

What, and open USDM to international competition??