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ITT we form our very own unit system. I propose using Dick (18cm) as a unit of length and Load as a unit of volume. So 10x10x10 Dick equals 1 KiloLoad
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>>16825744
Are you an idiot? Given the option of a new system you would stick with base 10? Base 10 is for peasants who rely on counting with their fingers.
You'd be much better off using base 12.
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>>16825745
Nothing stops you from using base 12 right now.
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>>16825744
>ITT we form our very own unit system.
PENI~

> I propose using Dick
Oh ffs beat me to it
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>>16825744
Base unit of length - ~21.106... cm (1 L)
Wavelength of the neutral hydrogen line

Base unit of mass - ~3.49... g (1 M)
Mass of a sphere of neutral hydrogen with a radius of 1 L

Not sure about a base unit for time, making it one over the frequency of the neutral line makes c = 1 L/T, but unlike the other two units it's an utterly impractical scale for macroscopic usage.
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>>16825744
No.
It is known by everyone that creating a new system of units does not solve having many units of systems. Related, new screw heads that require new screwdriver bits are not the solution for the many screw head systems in existence.
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they used to use foot and underarm because everyone could easily reference those for themselves (except manlets), of course it's not very accurate
then they switched to basing everything off measurable quantities from physics, however you need million dollar equipment to properly measure it
can we make new base units that are both based on some physical constant or process, yet easily verifiable by the average person to reasonable accuracy? 0 and 100 celsius is already like that but what about length and mass?
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>>16825863
You can measure time easily using the length of the day as a clock, defined as sideral time. From time you can derive the local acceleration of gravity using a good pendulum or just take it as 9.81 m/(s*s) since its good enough for reasonable accuracy, and also with a pendulum you can define a length unit, as it related to the frequency of oscillation. Because gravity changes place to place, this gives you a unit of length that changes place to place, by a bit, but accurate enough.
Maybe define it as a pendulum in Paris?
From length comes volume, define a cubic meter of water as 1000 kilos.
No new units needed
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>>16825744
>Base Ten
You've already lost.
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>>16825744
Length:
1 ninja (nj) = 887 ft 7 in
1 Long = 9 ninjas
1 beam = 1/8th of a ninja
1 curator = 1/144th of a ninja (18 to a beam)

Time:
1 moment = 15s (keep the second actually)
1 hour = 240 moments

Mass:
base unit is a "bunny", equal to 57400 long tons
divides into 2240 "horses"
1 horse divides into 2240 "whales" (approx 25 pounds)

Speed:
ninjas per moment (1 nj/m is about 35 knots)
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i do all dimensional analysis in different units based on my cat, and all units are named "weast"
my cat is 1 weast tall and has a mass of 1 weast, while i'm about 8 weasts tall and have a mass of about 12 weasts
she is also the unit of cuteness



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