> Why would a government build an expensive, high tech piece of equipment, then not ensure it could fit the operator?

Why would they send a $250M probe to Mars, and not ensure a consistent set of units is used?

I mean, putting the above two examples aside, one could list plenty of much bigger screwups by the government. Why is this person assuming a competent government?

I wish I knew the name for this fallacy, but it is essentially a restatement of "I can't think why X would behave this way, so it must be because Y." Or as I tend to call it: "Out of ignorance, comes certainty". I mean, you just admitted you didn't know! How are you drawing conclusions?

I blame Arthur Conan Doyle: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7471034-once-you-eliminate-...