This week’s most interesting story goes to this Slashdot discussion: “How can we convert the US to the Metric system”. Most likely the question popped up, because of NASA’s recent announcement to go completely metric for their future mission(s) to Mars. NASA’s annoucement was well-received by 13 other space agencies. According to a NASA development lead:
“When we made the announcement at the meeting, the reps for the other space agencies all gave a little cheer.”
But back to that Slashdot thread, the question how to convince people always leads me to the classic sample that showcases the metric system perfectly: how many kilograms does a litre of water weigh? Another brilliant question is what this Slashdot user asks: “How many cubic inches makes up a gallon”. If you know the answer…