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ludsoe

ludsoe

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Close enough! Since when did a few metres ever make a diffrence when traveling to the moon???

You see that flat spot next to the rock?

Well were going to land on it.

*Misses flat spot by a few meters and hits rock*

*Tips over and explodes*

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JupiterII

JupiterII

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You see that flat spot next to the rock?

Well were going to land on it.

*Misses flat spot by a few meters and hits rock*

*Tips over and explodes*

Actually that kinda happened on Apollo 11! Except it was a bumpy field not a big rock and they didn\'t tip over and explode.
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Epsilon

Epsilon

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Choosing your landing site before you almost run out of fuel isn\'t very kerbal. ;P

But choosing it when you are plummeting down with no fuel IS.

'We\'re gonna die Jeb!'

'Frau Mauro, or Ocean of Storms...'

'Which one should I pick Bill?'

'JEB. THE OCEAN OF STORMS IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON. HOW IN THE WORLD DO WE GET THERE WITHOUT ANY FUEL?'

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Reflector

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I think we can get over the measurement system issue because I have met very proud metric system users that can\'t tell me how many decameters are in a kilometer and how many decimeters are in a kilometer (Alternatively: How about how many decimeters are in a meter?) without looking it up on a table. On the other side I know people that will tell me 3/8ths of an inch is .375 inches, which is equal to 'approximately' 9.5mm and then they will give me the hundredths and thousandths after a few seconds of thinking.

Bonus: Ask people how 'bels' and the relationship to 'deci.' Flies over the head of most people

Extra bonus: Lets try to measure everything in light-microseconds or light-nanoseconds. (Super bonus: You know this without having to use a table, book or internet at all.)

But I will personally never get over the imperial system and liquid measurements except for the most commonly used unit: Gallons (Screw you, cups, oz, etc.)

It is all about the competence of the user. You can find some very good draftsmen that will give you imperial and metric units given only one set.

Back on topic:

What we really need hydrogen with fluoride in the fuel for 'extra fun.'

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crekit

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I think we can get over the measurement system issue because I have met very proud metric system users that can\'t tell me how many decameters are in a kilometer and how many decimeters are in a kilometer (Alternatively: How about how many decimeters are in a meter?) without looking it up on a table. On the other side I know people that will tell me 3/8ths of an inch is .375 inches, which is equal to 'approximately' 9.5mm and then they will give me the hundredths and thousandths after a few seconds of thinking.

Bonus: Ask people how 'bels' and the relationship to 'deci.' Flies over the head of most people

Extra bonus: Lets try to measure everything in light-microseconds or light-nanoseconds. (Super bonus: You know this without having to use a table, book or internet at all.)

But I will personally never get over the imperial system and liquid measurements except for the most commonly used unit: Gallons (Screw you, cups, oz, etc.)

It is all about the competence of the user. You can find some very good draftsmen that will give you imperial and metric units given only one set.

...So. What. Why are you defending this? Like seriously? RAAAAAAAAAGE

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Reflector

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Because oversimplification and fanboyism like belief of one system\'s superiority leads to close minded thought. Like said before: I still meet metric zealots that do not comprehend their OWN SYSTEM or lack enough competence to actually convert to decimeters without 'missing a few decimal places.'

And to be honest, the meter has as much historical 'legitimacy' as the imperial foot: None. If you truly want a 'scientific' system it would be a horrible mess of things like 'distance that light travels per half life of some radioactive isotope.'

Get over it, or should I start giving measures of everything everything in fractions of light-nanoseconds and light-microseconds?

Now when do we get to get customized fuel mixes?

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