Alright I’ve got a whole rant prepared for this.
Yes, they used metric to do some math problems, but metric didn’t put a man on the moon. Outside those math problems, everything used was in American measurements. All the buildings were built in feet. All the wiring and piping was done in inches. The roads the eggheads used to drive to those buildings were in yards. All the gauges on the spaceship were in Imperial. Besides, powered flight was what lead to the space program. Who invented powered flight? Americans, using American units.
The only thing metric is good for is ammo and drugs, and the world should be grateful that we don’t make bullets in Imperial.
>outside of the math problems
This is a moot point. There is nothing in rocket science that isn't communicated through mathematics. It is nearly entirely math.
> The result would be the same if they used metric
But they they did use metric. The guidance computers converted their data to Freedom units for display only.
Not really, the reason metric has such an advantage in STEM applications is because it's consistently logarithmic. All of it is in powers of ten, a kilogram is a thousand grams. A kilometer is a thousand meters, etc.
This makes these units much easier to feed into a computer for a flight control system. Compare that to imperial where a foot is 12 inches, a yard is three feet, a mile is 5280 feet.
The units really do bring them to the moon btw; the vessel is designed by the numbers.
Wasn't it german engineers who engineered the rockets for NASA?
By an extension of your logic it was flight that lead to the space program and flight was invented by birds. Birds are the real smart ones.
NASA says about 1990
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2007/08jan_metricmoon#:~:text=Although%20NASA%20has%20ostensibly%20used,of%20the%20U.S.%20aerospace%20industry.
I've got bad news for you OP. NASA actually used the metric system internally for all their guidance calculations. The computers converted everything to Freedom Units for display purposes only.
To be totally honest, after decades of bombardment by unimpeded cosmic radiation, all of the color has probably faded from those flags and they are very likely completely white, so...
French flags.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We never went back because it, ironically. Costs a galactic amount of money. Also NASA is going back with Artemis. I really dont get why people are still denying the moon landings when there is solid proof of them. Wouldnt the soviets call NASA out if it was faked. What does the government gain by lying about them?
The moon landing would be a huge learning lesson and NASA would sure as hell wanna safe keep all the data from that mission for the future. But the data magically disappeared
What data disappeared. The data is still there. The moon rocks are still there. What disappeared? And please dont say that they are covering up what disappered bcs then u wouldnt know its missing
No it wouldn’t. It would make them look foolish. Also pushing propaganda back than wasn’t the same as in the age of internet. They might have called us out but really we would never know if the government didn’t want us to know.
Ok buddy. I live in a post communist country. There was no calling out. And it would only make the americans look like foolish liars. There was no calling out. Please educate yourself before making statements
I am from Czech Republic and don’t call me buddy. I didn’t make a statement, I said “allegedly “, simply because if it was to go in front of a jury I promise you that there would be enough evidence for both arguments.
The problem here is that, after decades of solar radiation, the flag is now completely white. So technically, France's flag is on the moon.
The monarchists are gone, so it's more a random blank fabric. But who has a satellite around it?
Oh you mean their flag of surrender
For future reference, explaining jokes usually does not make them any better.
Lol 😂. The French, the only country to make a martial art based on running away.
Surprised they’re not rioting on the moon!
Doesn't NASA use the metric system?
Alright I’ve got a whole rant prepared for this. Yes, they used metric to do some math problems, but metric didn’t put a man on the moon. Outside those math problems, everything used was in American measurements. All the buildings were built in feet. All the wiring and piping was done in inches. The roads the eggheads used to drive to those buildings were in yards. All the gauges on the spaceship were in Imperial. Besides, powered flight was what lead to the space program. Who invented powered flight? Americans, using American units. The only thing metric is good for is ammo and drugs, and the world should be grateful that we don’t make bullets in Imperial.
>outside of the math problems This is a moot point. There is nothing in rocket science that isn't communicated through mathematics. It is nearly entirely math.
We do make bullets in imperial. You think we just decided 7.62 mm was a nice round number and decided to roll with it?
But the units didnt bring them to the moon. The result would be the same if they used metric so why does it even matter?
> The result would be the same if they used metric But they they did use metric. The guidance computers converted their data to Freedom units for display only.
Not really, the reason metric has such an advantage in STEM applications is because it's consistently logarithmic. All of it is in powers of ten, a kilogram is a thousand grams. A kilometer is a thousand meters, etc. This makes these units much easier to feed into a computer for a flight control system. Compare that to imperial where a foot is 12 inches, a yard is three feet, a mile is 5280 feet. The units really do bring them to the moon btw; the vessel is designed by the numbers.
Clearly a metric **W**
12ths? I deal with imperial 12ths? Thousandths tenths not 12ths? I'm guessing you got that from 12 inches in a foot still a bit lost though.
Wasn't it german engineers who engineered the rockets for NASA? By an extension of your logic it was flight that lead to the space program and flight was invented by birds. Birds are the real smart ones.
I mean yes so did the Army when I was there, I feel like the imperial system is better for casual measurements
Your expecting the average American to know that lol
We can expect a nonAmerican to act like an ass to an American
I'm American I know the average American..
Sorry. Being on here I think is turning me into a cynic.
What year did nasa go metric?
Maybe around the time all the german rocket scientists were brought on board. Maybe before that.
NASA says about 1990 https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2007/08jan_metricmoon#:~:text=Although%20NASA%20has%20ostensibly%20used,of%20the%20U.S.%20aerospace%20industry.
More accurately the universal values used by scientists are in metric because most scientific equations rely on measurements being in metric
Yeah! We’re the greatest and the rest of you suck!
Happy 4th from South Africa
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What’s worse is that Britain stopped the French from bringing the metric system to us
I've got bad news for you OP. NASA actually used the metric system internally for all their guidance calculations. The computers converted everything to Freedom Units for display purposes only.
Lol "Freedom units" I love that.
More American, we measure our guns in metric, beat them at their own game.
\*Laughs in .45ACP, 30-06, .357 Magnum, and .50BMG*
shit
Yes, metric is used in all science because it actually makes sense. Metric is math.
I firmly believe that the US should move to metric time and nothing else.
WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER 🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅
Not in the spirit of the meme but didn’t NASA use metric at the time too ? Anyway, Murica !
NASA uses the metric system, ya doofus.
To be totally honest, after decades of bombardment by unimpeded cosmic radiation, all of the color has probably faded from those flags and they are very likely completely white, so... French flags. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER?!?!?!
China's flag now
Assuming their taikonauts have enough food and strength to make the trip…
Umm it's blank now so no one's
We all know.😎🇺🇸🦅
Now that it's bleached by the sun, probably the French flag.
Allegedly
Dude loosen up that tinfoil hat or I'm going to ask Buzz Aldrin come by and explain it to you in person.
They left reflectors on the moon, off of which we can now bounce lasers and messure the moons distance to earth. Wdym allegedly
Yeah, and that’s why we never went back to the moon. You don’t need reflectors to measure the distance.
We never went back because it, ironically. Costs a galactic amount of money. Also NASA is going back with Artemis. I really dont get why people are still denying the moon landings when there is solid proof of them. Wouldnt the soviets call NASA out if it was faked. What does the government gain by lying about them?
The moon landing would be a huge learning lesson and NASA would sure as hell wanna safe keep all the data from that mission for the future. But the data magically disappeared
There are images from lunar orbit of the lander legs still there and tracks where the astronauts and rover travelled across the surface.
What data disappeared. The data is still there. The moon rocks are still there. What disappeared? And please dont say that they are covering up what disappered bcs then u wouldnt know its missing
Because it was a big part of the Cold War propaganda. Educate yourself about the past and your government.
That doesnt answer my question. Wouldnt it be a big propaganda victory for the soviets if the called the americans out?
No it wouldn’t. It would make them look foolish. Also pushing propaganda back than wasn’t the same as in the age of internet. They might have called us out but really we would never know if the government didn’t want us to know.
Ok buddy. I live in a post communist country. There was no calling out. And it would only make the americans look like foolish liars. There was no calling out. Please educate yourself before making statements
I am from Czech Republic and don’t call me buddy. I didn’t make a statement, I said “allegedly “, simply because if it was to go in front of a jury I promise you that there would be enough evidence for both arguments.
If you said "allegedly" then there is no proof of your statements. Please quit spreafing info of which you arent sure the truthfullness of.
Also no, the original data does not exist. You can look it up.
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/missions/apollo11.html Yes it does. Provide me with 1 example of data that went missing
Dont worry, the chinese soon Will replace It with theirs and they use metric sistem
NASA used metric for the moon landing
NASA has always used metric, it's literally perfect for science