@PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoThis is outrageous! It's unfair!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down120cross-posted to: starwarsmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1568arrow-down1imageThis is outrageous! It's unfair!lemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square59fedilinkcross-posted to: starwarsmemes@lemmy.world
minus-square@OutlierBlue@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months ago We achieved boots on the moon (using metric AND the imperial system ;) Only the instruments for the astronauts displayed imperial units. All the science and engineering was done in metric.
minus-square@kautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink8•5 months agoAnd much of the calculations were done by computers. And I mean the wonderful ladies that made spaceflight happen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Area_Computers
minus-square@Rivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months ago Britain by contrast achieved celebrations as conscription ended and loud drunken Beatles concerts, but not much else. You forgot “Every major life event of pompous aristocrats”
Removed by mod
Only the instruments for the astronauts displayed imperial units. All the science and engineering was done in metric.
And much of the calculations were done by computers. And I mean the wonderful ladies that made spaceflight happen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Area_Computers
You forgot “Every major life event of pompous aristocrats”