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		nvy on Sept 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pirates of the Caribbean (Metric Edition) (2017) >Although data was stored internally in metric units, they were displayed as United States customary units. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

jdblair on Sept 17, 2023 [–]

This conversion is cognitive load for the engineers, who eventually made a mistake with the mars climate orbiter. Now NASA uses metric exclusively.

nvy on Sept 17, 2023 | [–]

Indeed. Freedom units are objectively inferior in every way and I'm glad NASA pilots finally got on board.

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