#metric conversion

[hymnsandhearses]

Since you seem to go on about it what is your favorite thing about Europe?

The metric conversion. In Europe, I am 125 years old, 12 feet tall, and have a net worth of $1,000,000.

[mudwerks]

After a Short-Lived Attempt to Bring America in Line With the Rest of the World, Interstate 19 Was Left in Metric

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“In 1975, Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act, which declared metric as the preferred system of the United States. The U.S. Metric Board was created to implement this conversion. In keeping with this plan, road signs on Interstate 19, connecting Tucson, Arizona, to Mexico, were changed so that distances were posted in kilometers. It remains to this day the only highway in America with distances posted solely in kilometers.”

it’s always weird you you get on that piece of road - you’re suddenly in metric...

[liwinespirits]

Metric to Imperial Liquor Size Guide for Event Planning

Planning a party in 2026? Getting the right liquor bottle size can make or break your event. Running out of drinks early is a party foul, but buying too much leaves you with clutter. This guide breaks down the essentials: understanding standard spirit measures, converting milliliters to ounces, and calculating shots per bottle. A standard 750ml bottle holds about 25.4 ounces, which equals roughly 17 shots (based on a 1.5-ounce pour). For larger gatherings, a 1.75-liter handle offers the best value. We'll walk you through the evolution from historical “fifths” to modern TTB regulations. You will learn how to translate metric labels into practical bar planning. Whether you need nips for party favors or full-sized handles for cocktails, knowing your volumes helps you host with confidence. Master these metrics and keep your home bar stocked without the guesswork.

[silvereyedowl]

Metric is love, metric is life. (source)

[ri-afan]

I hope people actually look up conversions for measurements before they go into a story and tell us that the person dropped 5 kg in a week.

[earlmoasts-blog]

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[spacewatching]

The Mars Surveyor '98 Climate Orbiter is shown here during acoustic tests that simulate launch conditions. The orbiter was to conduct a two year primary mission to profile the Martian atmosphere and map the surface. To carry out these scientific objectives, the spacecraft carried a rebuilt version of the pressure modulated infrared radiometer, lost with the Mars Observer spacecraft, and a miniaturized dual camera system the size of a pair of binoculars, provided by Malin Space Science Systems, Inc., San Diego, California. During its primary mission, the orbiter was to monitor Mars atmosphere and surface globally on a daily basis for one Martian year (two Earth years), observing the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterizing seasonal changes of the planet's surface. Imaging of the surface morphology would also provide important clues about the planet's climate in its early history. The mission was part of NASA's Mars Surveyor program, a sustained program of robotic exploration of the red planet, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, DC. Lockheed Martin Astronautics was NASA's industrial partner in the mission. Unfortunately, Mars Climate Orbiter burned up in the Martian atmosphere on September 23, 1999, due to a metric conversion error that caused the spacecraft to be off course.

[newyorktims]

Because of an editing error, the Memo From Melilla article on Tuesday, about a legal challenge involving the precise location of the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta, gave an incorrect conversion, in some editions, for the distance between the current series of fences built to keep Moroccan migrants from Spanish territory and an extra fence that Morocco is building. The distance — about 500 meters — is about 1,640 feet, not 5,000 feet.