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[โ€“] Throwdownyourgrandma@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is adapting a standard instead of making your own something negative?

[โ€“] datelmd5sum@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It's not compatible with their other units. E.g. 1 tesla = 1 Ns/Cm, but imperial uses poundfeet instead of newtons and feet instead of meters. Dimensional analysis with incompatible units is folly.