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		gruen on Oct 14, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Puzzle Claimed Solved b... In 1999, NASA lost a $300MM Mars probe due to a metric/imperial conversion oversight. Shocking, yes; unheard of, no.

Eliezer on Oct 14, 2011 | [–]

But then they found the error afterward. These physicists were looking for an error, hard.

crocowhile on Oct 14, 2011 | [–]

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Communicat...

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