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Bicycle Bob · 01-24-2010, 01:53 PM

A missed metric conversion killed a recent Mars landing.
The conversion that bothers me more than any other is the U.S. gallon. It made some sharpers a few bucks when first introduced, and cost millions of man-hours among everyone else since.

01-24-2010, 01:53 PM	#56 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 460 Times in 328 Posts	A missed metric conversion killed a recent Mars landing. The conversion that bothers me more than any other is the U.S. gallon. It made some sharpers a few bucks when first introduced, and cost millions of man-hours among everyone else since.