Why, in the PR/technical voiceover for the recent Mars probe launch, does the guy insist on referring to distances in, of all things, nautical miles?
I mean, I could vaguely understand the reasons for referring to pounds of thrust if you were really wedded to the idea of Imperial measurements, but, really.
The one and only purpose of this rocket is to go as far away as it can from the sea. Describing how far up it has gone from sea level in terms of nautical miles is like describing the distance between New York and Los Angeles in terms of how many Everests that that would be.
It's just nonsensical. And peope wonder why NASA still uses imperial measurements, despite the documented dangers.
