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This is like complaining about g in F = g * m, in gravitional force formula, and redefining gravitional constant g as 1 and multiplying "gram" by 1/9.8. Sure i
by shultays 4y ago
This is like complaining about g in F = g * m, in gravitional force formula, and redefining gravitional constant g as 1 and multiplying "gram" by 1/9.8.
Sure it simplifies things for you but you are breaking everything else that used g constant
Or we can redefine seconds perhaps and multiply it sqrt(1/9.8)
- vrc 4y agoSee Gaussian-CGS v. SI units [0]. It really confused me going from a CGS physics class to an EE electrodynamics course! [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaussian_units
- oddthink 4y agoOh yes. This is definitely a pet peeve of mine. CGS is so much nicer. I did E&M from Jackson before he converted it to MKS, and I still can't keep all those epsilon_0 and mu_0's straight. (Not that it comes up all that much.)