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Request - Preferably Use SI Units

posted by LaminatorX on Sunday February 23 2014, @08:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the How-many-slugs-to-the-stone? dept.

AnonTechie writes:

"I have the following requests to members of this new forum:

1) Please use SI Units wherever possible. Alternative comparative units such as swimming pools, size of Florida, cars, libraries of congress, etc are also welcome ...

2) Please cover tech/science related stories from around the world. Please do not make this a US only website !!

Cheers and best wishes,

AnonTechie"

[ED Note: We as a community welcome submissions from around the world, as befits our international userbase. The Editorial team in particular is looking closely at including voices from outside the U.S. as we continue to grow. As for the units question in particular, stories will certainly arrive with a variety of units depending on the origin of the submission. We encourage, though do not require, submitters to include conversions where appropriate for clarity out of courtesy to your fellow readers. Though we try to use a light touch when making edits to story submissions, Editors may add these from time to time as well, should clarity demand and time permit.

Soylentils, does the current ad-hoc approach meet your needs, or do you favor a more formal approach from your news discussion site?]

 
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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by c0lo on Sunday February 23 2014, @10:43PM

    by c0lo (156) on Sunday February 23 2014, @10:43PM (#5465)

    Just be consistent, and don't switch units back and forth, either between systems or between levels of magnitude.

    Seriously, what's wrong with the temperature of a fusion plasma being expressed in keV, the temperature of superfluid He-4 in K and the temperature of freezing water as 0℃? (grin)

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  • (Score: 2) by dilbert on Monday February 24 2014, @10:34AM

    by dilbert (444) on Monday February 24 2014, @10:34AM (#5819)
    Should we use parsecs to measure distance or time?