>Martin Usher wrote:
>
>that Mars lander debacle a
>few years ago where a several hundred millions of dollars of project was
>destroyed because one supplier was still working in FPS pretty much
>underscored the need to use conforming measurements.
>
>We also use SI in most high school science classes now.

Translation into English, please, for the uninitiated.  FPS?  SI?

This is known in the education business as "jargon," and we are 
discouraged from using it in the catalog descriptions for new courses 
even though WE know what we're talking about!

John


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