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Re:Caltech to Launch Space Solar Power Technology Demo into ... by jeanlou on Friday January 06, 2023 @02:52AM (#34272093)
Some of us are in countries that use the metric system. So "everyone" is quite a sweeping statement.
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Re:Caltech to Launch Space Solar Power Technology Demo into ... by Dalewyn on Friday January 06, 2023 @02:58AM (#34272139)
The aviation industry uses feet for measuring altitude. Doesn't matter if you're a metric or imperial fanboi, the standard is feet for measuring altitude.

Only a handful of countries use meters for measuring altitude, and as far as I'm aware they are feeling the pressure to reform to using feet for sake of consistency (read: safety).

Besides, denoting both meters and feet like I did will guarantee everyone will understand one way or another.

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Re:Caltech to Launch Space Solar Power Technology Demo into ... by kwhitefoot on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:28AM (#34273554)
Fair enough, except that we aren't talking about the aviation industry here.
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Re:Caltech to Launch Space Solar Power Technology Demo into ... by Dalewyn on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:49AM (#34273705)
Except we are, airships are part of the aviation industry unless I'm missing something.
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