no_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 5 months agoeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldimagemessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldno_comment@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 5 months agomessage-square196fedilink
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoLet’s not forget that the Apollo space program used SI units at every step, except for displaying it to the astronauts.
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoAnd that a very expensive probe crashed into mars instead of landing because NASA used metric for all measurements but one contractor didn’t get the memo.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoHave you ever done physics with non SI units? It is terrible and causes mistakes
minus-squareLaura@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoNASA is also really funny and uses millimeters as their base unit for everything.
Let’s not forget that the Apollo space program used SI units at every step, except for displaying it to the astronauts.
And that a very expensive probe crashed into mars instead of landing because NASA used metric for all measurements but one contractor didn’t get the memo.
Have you ever done physics with non SI units? It is terrible and causes mistakes
NASA is also really funny and uses millimeters as their base unit for everything.