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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: 1) by Yog-Yogguth on Monday February 24 2014, @12:03AM

    by Yog-Yogguth (1862) on Monday February 24 2014, @12:03AM (#5512) Journal

    Quick! Nobody tell this guy about decametre! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decametre [wikipedia.org]

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  • (Score: 1) by tftp on Monday February 24 2014, @01:35AM

    by tftp (806) on Monday February 24 2014, @01:35AM (#5582) Homepage

    Even worse, there is Hexameter [wikipedia.org] too. Not quite what you'd expect, though - it evaluates to six feet :-)

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @11:49AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @11:49AM (#5893)

      Indeed, to six metrical feet. How's that for unit confusion? ;-)

  • (Score: 1) by linsane on Monday February 24 2014, @03:01AM

    by linsane (633) on Monday February 24 2014, @03:01AM (#5625)

    It was decilitres that always irked me. I think it might be something to do with their overuse by organic chemists. Strange lot, them...

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @03:57AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 24 2014, @03:57AM (#5664)

    yeah, the decametre has bad juju. must not contemplate...

    funny thing is - i knew instantly without even thinking about it that it was 10 meters, 10,000mm and .01km.

    How many inches in a mile? that's a mental mouthful or memorised.