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posted by LaminatorX on Monday February 24 2014, @12:30AM   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, Insightful) by Kell on Monday February 24 2014, @03:16AM

    by Kell (292) on Monday February 24 2014, @03:16AM (#5483)

    I absolutely agree - as inhabitants of the world, we should expect the Americans to oblige and use what is the global standard.

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  • (Score: 1) by cyrano on Monday February 24 2014, @10:47AM

    by cyrano (1034) on Monday February 24 2014, @10:47AM (#5728) Homepage

    Especially since this stupid stubbornness has caused people to die. There have been plane cradhes because planes dind't have enough fuel. The operator in the USA wasn't able to convert the numbers, so the plane ran out of fuel over the ocean...

    Everybody uses SI, except the USA, North Korea and Nigeria. Well, at least you're in good company there!

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