Why Is Iran Regretting Using The Metric System?

Because they've lost a Kilo. 

TWZ.Com: One Of Iran’s Most Advanced Wacky Catamaran Warships Sunk In Epic Fury 

The single Kilo class submarine, Iran’s most advanced, which was docked at the base, also appears to have been sunk, and a large scorch mark sits next to where it was tied-up pier-side. U.S. Central Command confirmed it had targeted the “most operational Iranian submarine” in ongoing strikes last night.

In addition to the sinking of the Kilo, the other historic news, also submarine related, is that we now have an active-in-service US Navy Warship, other than the USS Constitution, that has destroyed an enemy warship:

FoxNews: US submarine sinks Iranian warship by torpedo in a first since World War II.

In addition to that milestone, the submarine successfully sinking the Iranian frigate marks the first time since the Falklands War, when the HMS Conqueror sank the ARA General Belgrano, that a nuclear submarine has torpedoed and sank an enemy vessel. 

Missed It By That Much....

One of the many jokes about Detroit is that it is ground zero for where hell is going to open up. The follow-up response, of course, is that it'll be hard to tell the difference if that happens.

Verily, the earth hath opened up, but by a cruel joke fate missed its intended target by just a few feet:

Officials are meeting Tuesday to learn the results of a soil test at the site of a 14-foot-deep sinkhole that opened up next to City Hall over the weekend.

From The Detroit News.

The sinkhole missed City Hall by just a bit, and to think of the improvement in the city had it been on target. Interestingly, the hole has revealed an old 1890s sewer line and the repair will be problematic (read: expensive), as lots of other utilities run there and so far they're not sure about the stability of the entire area.