oszillodrom
Contributor
Actually, while I advocate the use of the metric system, giving your tank capacity in equivalent volume at 1 atm makes a lot of sense for diving. If you calculate a volume of air needed for a planned dive, you instantly know if your tank contains sufficient air. With the 'European' system, you have to convert first. Also, tanks with the same internal volume can be rated to different filling pressures.
That said, it would be really helpful if the US adapted to the metric system (I don't blame Americans for using imperial if that's what they learned though). Apart from little annoyances, things like the loss of this 70 million $ spacecraft could have been averted: Mars Climate Orbiter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That said, it would be really helpful if the US adapted to the metric system (I don't blame Americans for using imperial if that's what they learned though). Apart from little annoyances, things like the loss of this 70 million $ spacecraft could have been averted: Mars Climate Orbiter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia