Happy World Metrology Day!

World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and in its industrial, commercial and societal applications. The original aim of the Metre Convention - the world-wide uniformity of measurement - remains as important today as it was in 1875.

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DAN_M over 3 years ago

" Mars Climate Orbiter" had some problems with units... and crashed !
Just looking at this picture help me to prefer metric !
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As you can see from this graph from NIST, english units are still superior
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DAN_M over 3 years ago

" Mars Climate Orbiter" had some problems with units... and crashed !
Just looking at this picture help me to prefer metric !
{"alt":"Click image for larger version Name:\tunits.JPG Views:\t39 Size:\t45.7 KB ID:\t491774","data-align":"none","data-attachmentid":"491774","data-size":"full"}

As you can see from this graph from NIST, english units are still superior
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