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The $150 Million Lesson in Getting Units Right: How did the Mars Climate Orbiter Crash?
As a science teacher, one of the most common phrases I always say is "UNITS". Every science teacher has that one line that they always use that usually goes something like: "50 what? 50 bananas? 50 apples? 50 joules? Yes, 50 joules!" In an aim to reduce how much I have to say this line,… Continue reading The $150 Million Lesson in Getting Units Right: How did the Mars Climate Orbiter Crash?

