glaviouse
glaviouse t1_j28l6sb wrote
Reply to comment by nova9001 in China reveals ambitious plans for Asia's largest optical telescope | The new telescope will have an aperture of 19.7 feet (6 meters) by 2024 while its mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet (8 m) by 2030. by chrisdh79
I don't think SI was invented by US
to me, it's from the French Revolution, from the need to homogeneize the weights, lengths, ...
many sciencists participated to the construction of this new system
glaviouse t1_j28jshj wrote
Reply to comment by nova9001 in China reveals ambitious plans for Asia's largest optical telescope | The new telescope will have an aperture of 19.7 feet (6 meters) by 2024 while its mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet (8 m) by 2030. by chrisdh79
yes, more or less
US units are based on SI, SI is decimal, so simpler
but, what is the stranger to me is hearing US people saying their system is freedom system, whereas in its name, it's "imperialism" and a testimony of the English Empire
glaviouse t1_j287y8v wrote
Reply to comment by nova9001 in China reveals ambitious plans for Asia's largest optical telescope | The new telescope will have an aperture of 19.7 feet (6 meters) by 2024 while its mirror will be expanded to 26.2 feet (8 m) by 2030. by chrisdh79
maybe, it's time for USA to integrate the world and to fully switch to SI...
glaviouse t1_j294ard wrote
Reply to comment by MadMadBunny in Is anybody else concerned about the people leading us into the future of space exploration? by [deleted]
let's say they are old enough so that they die before doing too much damage