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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Is it safe, is it not safe?' Fox host speculates metric system endangers airplanes
The stupid, it hurts.
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"Is it safe, is it not safe?' Fox host speculates metric system endangers airplanes (Original Post)
Snarkoleptic
Dec 2014
OP
Well the switch to the metric system did result in one aircraft running out of fuel while in flight.
PoliticAverse
Dec 2014
#3
When these fascists seize control of all branches of government and the world's largest military by
Fred Sanders
Dec 2014
#6
doc03
(35,459 posts)1. It can't be safe Murkans don't use it, everybody needs to
use our system.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)2. groan
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)3. Well the switch to the metric system did result in one aircraft running out of fuel while in flight.
laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)5. LOL, that's the first thing that popped into my head.
I remember that. ETA: not LOL at them running out of fuel...just LOL that Fox news would probably grab that example and run with it, "See?? The metric system is DANGEROUS!"
spanone
(135,958 posts)4. 18 brain cells between the three
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)6. When these fascists seize control of all branches of government and the world's largest military by
far.....then fucking rights the world will dance the American tune.....fascists can dream too, you know.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)7. the important thing is that the unit's *labeled* regardless of system