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/
Oh, you Americans and your silly made-up units.
Oh you non-Americans and your lack of wheelchair access ramps.
See how stupid and annoying this is?
All units are made up.
I totally agree that imperial units are silly, though. Base 10 is the way things should be.
But then we’d miss the fun of domain specific units, like A barn
Didn’t even need to translate to foot-pounds-force, since .50 BMG was already in freedom-loving units.