So.. Why did the US never convert to the metric system?? It's 10 X easier..

Any engineer or scientist (physicist, chemist, etc) that cannot to simple unit conversions has no business being in engineering or science. At least I wouldn't want them working for me. For every day life, it's not that hard. If your machinist can't convert units, get a different machinist.

 

Just to hash this one again. There have been at least 16 other failed Mars missions using the Metric system. This isn't counting the ones that failed to escape Earth's gravity despite the attempt too. And considering the NASA spacecraft sent to Mars immediately before and the two immediately after this one ALSO CRASHED, they had more going on than just the Metric system. There was no guarantee even if the conversion was correct it would have been a success, in fact it was more improbable than probable. It's not easy getting to Mar's regardless of the system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missions_to_Mars

 

I really don't understand why the need to keep poking at this topic. It's a moot point, the U.S. will likely never go to the dark side.

 

Because people up north can't get their cars out yet! I know you have noticed the way the seasons change here on this board, just like outside.

 

Woke mine up last Saturday. Went for about a 12Km ride but only 60 MPH :grin:

 

:laugh:

 

Metric time... Now THERE's a solution! Don't forget the ten seasons of the year!

 

I have been thinking about that. I'm just not smart enough to figure out how it would work. There are 24 time zones. That's why there are 24 hours in a day.

Hmm a 10 hr day or 100 hr day. 10 time zones or 100. With 100 time zones everyone would have almost the same sunrise and set time.

That will never change. But quick.. How many hours in 8 days?

 

Hate to contradict you, but there are 40 time zones. They are not all exactly one hour apart.

 

Well yes. But this is what our time is based on.

1. 24 time zones
   
   
   
   Fleming proposed that the globe be divided into 24 time zones, each 15 degrees of longitude in width. Since the world rotates once every 24 hours on its axis and there are 360 degrees of longitude, each hour of Earth rotation represents 15 degrees of longitude.
   

 

The longest place name in the United States is Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggogoggchaubunagungamaugg.

 

I didn't know that!
Where is it?

 

Yes, there are odd-ball 1/2 hour zones but they are the exception rather than the rule.

 

Do got to admit GS455 sounds much cooler than GS7.456 liters

 

Somebody must have been holding the the head of guy who named it underwater when he said the name. :spank:

 

Kind of off the topic...the lake...I lived in that area for a long time. The word was it meant "You fish on your side, I'll fish on my side, and nobody fishes in the middle".

 

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[TD]1.811 km[/TD]
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[TH]Surface area[/TH]
[TD]584 ha[/TD]
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[TD]27 km[/TD]
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[TH]Surface elevation[/TH]
[TD]145 m[/TD]
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