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hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Mon May 7, 2012, 06:05 PM May 2012

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One World Trade Center will be 1776 ft tall, but only 541.3 m: Discuss.

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One World Trade Center will be 1776 ft tall, but only 541.3 m: Discuss. (Original Post) hedgehog May 2012 OP

I thought it was going to be in the U.S. KamaAina May 2012 #1

It's so the tourists will know how tall it is Major Nikon May 2012 #5

The Sassanid Persians defeated the Romans intaglio May 2012 #2

mim replies: OK. nt madinmaryland May 2012 #3

Now we know who hired that Nasa engineer that screwed up the Mars probe. bluedigger May 2012 #4

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

1. I thought it was going to be in the U.S.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 07:22 PM

May 2012

What's with all this commie pinko metric crap?

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

5. It's so the tourists will know how tall it is

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #1)

Mon May 7, 2012, 08:14 PM

May 2012

You know, the civilized world.

intaglio

(8,170 posts)

2. The Sassanid Persians defeated the Romans

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 07:26 PM

May 2012

Amalaric is succeeded by Theudis as King of the Visigoths?

Actually it's a piss poor year in CE terms

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)

3. mim replies: OK. nt

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 07:39 PM

May 2012

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

4. Now we know who hired that Nasa engineer that screwed up the Mars probe.

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 08:01 PM

May 2012

http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-30/tech/9909_30_mars.metric_1_mars-orbiter-climate-orbiter-spacecraft-team?_s=PM:TECH

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