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xkcd #3106: Farads (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3106: Farads

Title text:

'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?'

Transcript:

[Cueball holds a stick while talking with Megan and White Hat.]
Cueball: This stick is one meter long.
Megan: Cool.
White Hat: That's a nice stick.

[Cueball holds a smallish rock.]
Cueball: This rock weighs one pound.
Megan: I'd believe it.
White Hat: Looks like a normal rock.

[Cueball holds a small battery.]
Cueball: This battery is one volt.
Megan: Seems fine.
White Hat: Might need a recharge.

[Cueball holds a capacitor while Megan and White Hat panic.]
Cueball: This capacitor is one farad.
Megan: Aaaaa! Be careful!!
White Hat: Put it down!!

Source: https://xkcd.com/3106/

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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

That's similar to saying "Auf Wiedersehen" translated to English is "until I see you again", therefore "Auf Wiedersehen" is technically English. Just because there's a recognised translation to a thing, that doesn't make it that thing.

[–] gazter@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not a recognised translation- it's the definition.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If we're going to split hairs then while it's defined in terms of metric units, it doesn't scale with prefixes and factors of 10, so it can't be an S.I. unit.

[–] gazter@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're right, the imperial units are not S.I. units, but each (most?) imperial unit is defined by an S.I. unit.

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