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Adopting metric time, while a neat idea, would probably have a lot of consequences for all the SI units derived[1] from the current standard 'second', no? On a
by garethadams 13y ago
Adopting metric time, while a neat idea, would probably have a lot of consequences for all the SI units derived[1] from the current standard 'second', no?
On an unrelated note, in standard gravity (1𝘨) a pendulum with length 1m will complete half an oscillation in fractionally more than 1s (~1.006s), an annoyingly close relationship for one that's not supposed to correlate exactly.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_derived_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_derived_unit
- telmich 13y agoYou are right, you'd have to use a new second definition. That's why I am referring to "simple seconds" (you can debate the name...) in the article. I guess it's easy to find another molecule/atom to relate the time to - there are many around.