Interesting. On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:34 AM John Nichols <[email protected]> wrote:
> Although this is completely unrelated: > > > > 1. What units system did they use for the Los Alamos project > 2. Without the bomb expert from England who had sorted out the math > for shaped charges for the SOS the bomb would not have worked > 3. Roosevelt had to ask Churchill for the guy because he was so > valuable to England > > > > Is my understanding > > > > *John Nichols* > Construction Science, College of Architecture | Texas A&M University > ph: 979.845.6541 | [email protected] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > *https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tamu.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7CusMA%40lists.colostate.edu%7C5a435208f2e347097b1408d824df068f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637299887590245913&sdata=LeFTwcctrDtan%2FrimAZBA7dMewmwy2IiiIpsDGrsKlI%3D&reserved=0* > > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tamu.edu%2F&data=02%7C01%7CusMA%40lists.colostate.edu%7C5a435208f2e347097b1408d824df068f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637299887590245913&sdata=LeFTwcctrDtan%2FrimAZBA7dMewmwy2IiiIpsDGrsKlI%3D&reserved=0> > > > > *From:* USMA <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Stanislav > Jakuba > *Sent:* Friday, 10 July 2020 8:41 AM > *To:* John Altounji <[email protected]> > *Cc:* U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > *Subject:* [USMA 1487] Re: Moon flight > > > > Thanks for the feedback! > > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 3:40 PM John Altounji <[email protected]> wrote: > > I liked both your emails. You should combine them and publish them to > counter the bad social media. > > > > Way to go Stan, > > > > John Altounji > One size does not fit all. > Social promotion ruined Education. > > Education is values first, then knowledge. > > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjohnaltounji.weebly.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7CusMA%40lists.colostate.edu%7C5a435208f2e347097b1408d824df068f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637299887590245913&sdata=E7jZ60BipdDeLTwXECnAQndRRkEpjc%2BSleyFHVJ%2ByM8%3D&reserved=0 > <https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fnam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fjohnaltounji.weebly.com*2F%26data%3D02*7C01*7CusMA*40lists.colostate.edu*7Cade5e98a022e40e795cd08d824d6d69b*7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b*7C0*7C0*7C637299852428202356%26sdata%3D*2BjSij7hmQ8gUx8iOZudI8z8pZGvV*2F2WfsPGafEGb0Dc*3D%26reserved%3D0__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!KwNVnqRv!WFYLpKlJNVQUEARLgYCe1Es2DmqqL0yKJDNSzM-Mww1p_fYGQ_u4lkWXuXfxllh0bRs%24&data=02%7C01%7CusMA%40lists.colostate.edu%7C5a435208f2e347097b1408d824df068f%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637299887590245913&sdata=ghLw8pkNibzRJImLB1Y4o%2FcGt40PwhmnBP3%2FRl4M5Jw%3D&reserved=0> > > > > *From:* USMA <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Stanislav > Jakuba > *Sent:* Thursday, July 9, 2020 6:40 AM > *To:* U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > *Subject:* [USMA 1479] Moon flight > > > > One more comment to the "We flew to the Moon with inches" argument: > > > > Without trying to diminish the Moon Flight achievement, we would not have > gotten off the ground without the metric designed and built-in-Russia first > stage on the rocket. > > > > It was not because "made-in-Russia" made it cheaper; it was because just > one scientific genius there, the only person in the world, figured out the > technology needed to control the burning rate on that huge scale. So it is > still today, although I do not know about the Chinese. > > > > NASA already was on the way to metrication judging from how many metric > training seminars I presented at various centers from JPL to Huntsvile AL > at that time. Why the US did not complete the "phasin-in-metric" is still > debated. I blame mostly schools, where the teachers, on all levels, > taught conversions instead of the "system." Trying to sell my > training seminars to teachers organizations - "oh we know all about the > metric units. Get lost." > > Stan J. > >
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