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Old 23rd Apr 2019, 12:37
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Originally Posted by langleybaston
As an ex met-man familiar with the mix [and a survivor of the deg F/deg C change] I regret to say that anything other than a total change to metric is ultimately to fart against thunder.
One is, however, stuck with awkward 360 degrees, 60 minutes, 24 hours. 7 day weeks and 12 month years. These, I suspect, are beyond redemption.
Easier than having your heading indicator marked in radians. Imagine trying to maintain a heading of exactly pi
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