FutureBoy

Well-known member
First Name
Reginald
Joined
Oct 1, 2020
Threads
207
Messages
3,522
Reaction score
6,012
Location
Kirkland WA USA
Vehicles
Toyota Sienna
Occupation
Financial Advisor
Country flag
Would a CT have the same dimensions on mars?
That depends. Will the Mars colony be using metric or imperial or some other measuring system? I'm curious what SpaceX is using internally for their measurements. I'm guessing that they will be setting the standard on Mars for the foreseeable future.

And as for the CT, the mass may very well be the same but the weight most certainly won't be.
 

Crissa

Well-known member
First Name
Crissa
Joined
Jul 8, 2020
Threads
126
Messages
16,211
Reaction score
27,068
Location
Santa Cruz
Vehicles
2014 Zero S, 2013 Mazda 3
Country flag
That depends. Will the Mars colony be using metric or imperial or some other measuring system? I'm curious what SpaceX is using internally for their measurements. I'm guessing that they will be setting the standard on Mars for the foreseeable future.

And as for the CT, the mass may very well be the same but the weight most certainly won't be.
All space programs use Metric, after we lost a Mars probe. Most measurements were in metric at the time, because it works on a non-human scale better.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-01-mn-17288-story.html

-Crissa
 

FutureBoy

Well-known member
First Name
Reginald
Joined
Oct 1, 2020
Threads
207
Messages
3,522
Reaction score
6,012
Location
Kirkland WA USA
Vehicles
Toyota Sienna
Occupation
Financial Advisor
Country flag
All space programs use Metric, after we lost a Mars probe. Most measurements were in metric at the time, because it works on a non-human scale better.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-01-mn-17288-story.html

-Crissa
So what is Tesla using? Is everything in metric for Tesla vehicles and other hardware? With CT being built in TX it would suck if everything was in imperial and then the whole truck had to be redesigned to metric for shipping to Mars.
 

Crissa

Well-known member
First Name
Crissa
Joined
Jul 8, 2020
Threads
126
Messages
16,211
Reaction score
27,068
Location
Santa Cruz
Vehicles
2014 Zero S, 2013 Mazda 3
Country flag
So what is Tesla using? Is everything in metric for Tesla vehicles and other hardware?
All the current EV makers use metric parts, even GM.

US Customary Units (slightly different than Imperial) work great at Human scales, like cooking a meal or building a cabin. But for parts and science, well, Metric is just better.

-Crissa
 


CyberGus

Well-known member
First Name
Gus
Joined
May 22, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
5,807
Reaction score
19,080
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.timeanddate.com
Vehicles
1981 DeLorean, 2024 Cybertruck
Occupation
IT Specialist
Country flag

Coolbreeze704

Well-known member
First Name
Bruce
Joined
Nov 23, 2019
Threads
15
Messages
1,399
Reaction score
3,743
Location
Troutman,NC
Vehicles
2022 Model Y, 23 Lightning, CyberTruck (someday)
Occupation
GM Manufactured Homes
Country flag


Greshnab

Well-known member
First Name
Doug
Joined
May 14, 2023
Threads
4
Messages
338
Reaction score
507
Location
Fort Worth, Tx
Vehicles
Model Y
Occupation
Software Arrchitect
Country flag
All the current EV makers use metric parts, even GM.

US Customary Units (slightly different than Imperial) work great at Human scales, like cooking a meal or building a cabin. But for parts and science, well, Metric is just better.

-Crissa
Dad gumit i have NO metric wrenches.. ohhh wait no maintenance on these
8)
 

Ogre

Well-known member
First Name
Dennis
Joined
Jul 3, 2021
Threads
164
Messages
10,719
Reaction score
26,998
Location
Ogregon
Vehicles
Model Y
Country flag
All the current EV makers use metric parts, even GM.

US Customary Units (slightly different than Imperial) work great at Human scales, like cooking a meal or building a cabin. But for parts and science, well, Metric is just better.

-Crissa
Metric is vastly better for anything which involves weights less than a pound or sizes less than a foot.

Dealing with US wrench sizes is just stupid. Is 7/16 bigger than 11/32? Why should I need to memorize stuff or do math in my head to know this stuff?

Likewise, ounces to pounds.

Iā€™m good with Fahrenheit for temperatures, but lots of US/ imperial measurements is just stupid.
 

CyberGus

Well-known member
First Name
Gus
Joined
May 22, 2021
Threads
67
Messages
5,807
Reaction score
19,080
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.timeanddate.com
Vehicles
1981 DeLorean, 2024 Cybertruck
Occupation
IT Specialist
Country flag
Metric is vastly better for anything which involves weights less than a pound or sizes less than a foot.

Dealing with US wrench sizes is just stupid. Is 7/16 bigger than 11/32? Why should I need to memorize stuff or do math in my head to know this stuff?

Likewise, ounces to pounds.

Iā€™m good with Fahrenheit for temperatures, but lots of US/ imperial measurements is just stupid.
Tesla Cybertruck Joe Rogan Podcast: Tesla's Cybertruck is insane and it's why Bill Gates is making a terrible choice šŸ¤£ 97c6706c2bbbf37e4fb6181424fbae26
 

Crissa

Well-known member
First Name
Crissa
Joined
Jul 8, 2020
Threads
126
Messages
16,211
Reaction score
27,068
Location
Santa Cruz
Vehicles
2014 Zero S, 2013 Mazda 3
Country flag
Dealing with US wrench sizes is just stupid. Is 7/16 bigger than 11/32? Why should I need to memorize stuff or do math in my head to know this stuff?
Technically, you're always doing math in your head. A sixteenth is twice as large as a thirty-second, and honestly, it's bad design to be changing increments like that anyhow.

But F is actually more specific than C - twice as much, actually - also it's human-scale. Once you hit 0 seawater is freezing, and few people go there, and a 100 is similarly dangerous,

-Crissa
Sponsored

 
 




Top