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minus-squareGordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoWhy not just go with the universal and unitless proportion of “c”? Or, for your slowpokes, parts per million or billion of “c”.
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year ago Or, for your slowpokes, parts per million or billion of “c”. cc, or centiC
minus-squareferric_carcinization@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWhat about μc or nc, a bit umder 300m/s & 3m/s, respectively.
minus-squareGordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMicrolights and nanolights. Love it.
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI just use % personally How fast you are going as percent of c
minus-squareGordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s a lot of leading zeroes. Or you have a really awesome motorcycle with rocket engines.
minus-squareKeenFlame@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s just easiest, it’s capped at c and 0 so all meters just need to go to 100… If you don’t want exact measurements you can always normalize the value
Why not just go with the universal and unitless proportion of “c”?
Or, for your slowpokes, parts per million or billion of “c”.
cc, or centiC
What about μc or nc, a bit umder 300m/s & 3m/s, respectively.
Microlights and nanolights. Love it.
‰ per mille (thousand).
I just use % personally
How fast you are going as percent of c
That’s a lot of leading zeroes. Or you have a really awesome motorcycle with rocket engines.
It’s just easiest, it’s capped at c and 0 so all meters just need to go to 100… If you don’t want exact measurements you can always normalize the value