What major engineering blunders came about as a result of faulty measurement?

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The Mars JPL rover had a problem with converting english measurement into metric. It was lost, literally.

Not exactly engineering but it was an aviation blunder. An air canada flight was refuelled in Toronto using litres instead of pounds of fuel. The pilot calculated how much he needed thinking he was getting his fuel in pounds and eventually ran out of fuel near Winnipeg. He successfully landed the plane safely at a semi abandoned WW2 airstrip at Gimli Manitoba.

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